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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 101571, member: 1242&quot;]Most but not all of the counterfeited Rare Coins are produced in Shanghai, China! There are other places that they are counterfeited, even here in the good old U.S. of A.! The old and even some newer counterfeited coins were and are produced by making molds from one of the many fakes that are out there. They then make up a composition of Silver and tin; Silver and Lead; Silver, Lead and Tin or other variations of compositions melted down then pour the melted composition into the molds. Since a molded counterfeit usually will come out slightly smaller than the coin used to make the mold and it is very hard to get the exact amounts of composition to come up to the weight of an original or restrike 1804 Silver Dollar, that is why they usually weigh significantly different from a genuine coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other methods of producing counterfeits as well, such as electrotype and others! The Chinese and others can produce a counterfeited coin for only a few dollars (don&#039;t know the Chinese equivalent) and if they can dupe someone into purchasing it for hundreds or thousands of dollars, then that is why they do it. Just like any other crooks, greed is the motive! In any given month, there are probably 10 to 50 or more counterfeited 1804 Silver Dollars as well as hundreds of other counterfeited Rare Coins offered up for auction on eBay. Most but not all of these Sellers are located in Shanghai, China. It is really sad because there are also good, honest and honorable Coin Dealers in Shanghai that are losing business due to these Sellers of counterfeited coins and the fact that many folks stay away from any Coin Dealers (Sellers) in Shanghai.</p><p><br /></p><p>If your coin is the same size and weight of a genuine (Original or Restike) Silver Dollar and you are still not sure of the diagnosis given here on the Coin Talk Forum, then seek a Professional or Grading Service to have the coin checked for authenticity. For some reason I could not view the larger pictures (if you downloaded larger ones besides the smaller ones) and I could not make any type of determination about the coin&#039;s authenticity! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck...Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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