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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25363317, member: 101855"]Clash marks are not unusual on Type II gold dollars, the 1854 and 1855 coins. The trouble is the coins have other problems. Here are some genuine 1854 and 1855 Type II gold dollars you can use for comparison purposes. This 1854 is a PCGS MS-64. [ATTACH=full]1622761[/ATTACH] This 1855 is a PCGS MS-63. I think that it is "high end" for the grade. You will note that it has heavy clash marks on both sides. I think that all of your Type II gold dollars have doubtful authenticity. I hate to say things on-line, unless the coin is a "shreeming counterfeit." The 1854's have a partial wire rim (A narrow line around the rim at 10 to 12 k.) I don't recall seeing that before on these coins. [ATTACH=full]1622762[/ATTACH] I also don't care for the 1853 gold dollars. Back in the day, that was the most frequently counterfeited gold dollar date. It was a date that always raised so doubt. It's also the most common gold dollar date. The rims look to be too high. Once again, I don't recall seeing that. Here is a genuine piece that is a "high end" PCGS MS-64. [ATTACH=full]1622763[/ATTACH] I am on the fence about the 1887s. Here is PCGS graded MS-65. You can compare your coins to this one. [ATTACH=full]1622765[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]