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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 175264, member: 1242&quot;]Bruce,</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many other indicators to look for in determiniing if the coin is a Counterfeit! Most counterfeited coins will not have smooth surfaces in the fields. These surfaces will be grainy or porous and many times the details will even be grainy and porous. The details and lettering will not be sharp where they meet the fields and instead of terminating abruptly where they meet the fields, they will kind of flow into them. The color will probably be off...especially if they are of other compostion than the normal 90% Silver and 10% Copper composition and will more than likely be a dull grayish color. The rims may be thicker than normal and there may be evidence of what looks like a repair which would indicate that the coin was counterfeited in a mold. The ticking around the inside of the rim will more than likely be uneven with some small and other larger and the ticking on the Obverse might be completely different from the ticking on the Reverse and also the reeding on the edge of the coin may also be uneven with some smaller or larger than others and there may be evidence of what looks like a repair embedded within the reeding (another indicator that the coin was made from a mold). The stars on the Obverse will be uneven with some cut differently than others. The Date and Lettering may be of the wrong font and size and may have uneven spacing. And last but not least, the ring of the coin will normally be different from an authentic Trade Dollar or Silver Dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope that this helps you in detecting a countefeit if and when you decide to purchase a Trade Dollar!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Other, Other Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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