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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;srkjkd, post: 380376, member: 7248&quot;]greetings!</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; i hesitate to comment further as many valid points have already been made. the damage has been pointed out on the 1876, and the 1874&nbsp; does have an odd appearance especially around 7pm on the obverse rim. also, sometimes a coin looks &quot;odd&quot; on&nbsp; appearance,but the collector cannot place the differences w/o diagnostic confirmation.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;also, as pointed out earlier, trades have become nearly immediately suspect.they are one of the most prevalent of&nbsp; counterfeits. to be honest...what better coin for china to fake&nbsp; for&nbsp; american collectors than possibly the most common&nbsp; collectible american coin available in their region?</p><p>&nbsp;just as morgans were common and unused here, many bags went east, and as it is here...many trades were available for patterns to be made, and fakes produced.</p><p>&nbsp;now that coins are more valuable&nbsp; , as well as the vast improvement in technology and more economic growth in china (the ability to afford dies, cad/cam equip, ect..), this&nbsp; leads to more proliferations of counterfeit coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;i am afraid that, unless i know the dealer or collector, or the coin has been certified by a reputable grading service for authentication, i would avoid this particularly series (as well as a key date of any given series or a high dollar coin). if you are an expert...you certainly do not need my advice.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;only my own opinion and i always seem to prefer to err on the conservative side. a coin is worth (to me) what i am willling to pay for it. i stick w/ peace of mind when in doubt.</p><p>&nbsp; best wishes,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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