Slight Oblique Face On ~38.7mm; 27.3gm; RH spiral on pearl; O&R rubber band stain. Real, or a fake? Condition, if not counterfeit? Thanks!
I'll post that info here so they can delete 1 of your posts. I located your coin in my Krause world coin catalog. Krause number: Y#28b.1 yr.8 (1875) trade dollar, ruler-Mutsuhito (Meiji) metal .900 silver values- Very Good-$250.00 Fine-$500.00 Very Fine-$1,100 Extra Fine-$1,600 or it could be Krause number Y#28b.2 same values I am no expert on these coins but if I had to guess it looks like an Extra Fine-About Uncirulated. looks like it was cleaned. probably net/get an Extra Fine grade/value. hard to tell if is a fake ??? send it in to be graded by NGC or PCGS. if it's authentic then you have an incredible coin there. look at these high values. put this coin in a plastic airtite protector to keep it from getting scratched and protect it. let me know if you ever got it authenticated, thanks Craig.
Check the weight and see if it has any atraction to a magnet. The weight is supposed to be 27.2200 grams. This trade dollar is lsted as Y14 in my PDF version of Krause.
Where did you get this piece? You are going to want to visit this Website: http://www.coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=1681&main_ct_id=59
One trinket in an inheritance. Paternal uncle in Japan throughout GHQ era (Aug 1945 to late 1951) left them to Dad, who died last December...and left 'em to me.
