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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JPeace$, post: 3045448, member: 42727&quot;]I do not collect these, nor do I know the diagnostics for authenticating.&nbsp; I viewed this thread yesterday and didn&#039;t want to post my thoughts at the time.&nbsp; I wanted to see if my suspicions were correct.&nbsp; So far, I have not read any posts that question its authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first thought after seeing the picture was to question whether it&#039;s genuine.&nbsp; I need to add one for my type set so I&#039;ve been looking at Trade Dollars for over a year and I&#039;ve not seen one that looks anything like the one you posted.&nbsp; There is something way off about it to me. There appears to be zero patina.&nbsp; Not even in the finer detail areas.&nbsp; If it was dipped to completely remove the patina, I would expect a very dull surface.&nbsp; If someone dipped it than polished it, I would still expect it to look differently.&nbsp; Again, I&#039;m not a collector/expert of this series, but I thought it might be a modern reproduction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe some other members can chime in.&nbsp; [USER=44004]@Mainebill[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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