Most realistic U.S. Trade dollar reproductions?

Since I'm having a tough time finding a nice coin in my price range, I'm considering buying a replica to tide me over for a while.

Where can I find a cameo proof that looks like the real thing (I don't care if it says "copy" on it)?

I've looked at "The Great American Coin Company" ($9.95 + shipping) and "The Maryland Mint" ($24.99), but the pictures don't look right to me.

 

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Try here. http://koinpro.tripod.com/Repros.htm

About 3/4 the way down.

 

If you wanted a "realistic" Trade dollar, you should have just kept the one you (hopefully) returned.

 

Lol. Hopefully I can find a decent fake cheaper than $100 ;-)

 

Very interesting site - thanks for linking it.

 

Buying a copy won't diminish your desire for an original - not by an iota. Just sayin'.

 

Spending $25 for a copy or counterfeit doesn't make much sense to me since a nice Trade dollar isn't a rare coin.

 

I guess it does if your budget limits you to $25.

Probably the best thing to do is try and save the $250 or so to get a decent example. Or just get yourself one of these for $1.90 with free shipping:

http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=trade dollar&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20140115144441