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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zaneman, post: 175310, member: 3970&quot;]Out of any counterfeit coins I have ever seen, I feel trade dollars can be the trickiest. A majority of the counterfeits weigh correctly. Genuine circulated examples may weigh down to about 22.07 grams according to a book I was reading. Also, sometimes the dollars may weigh light, since people used to file the rims of the coin to collect metal. </p><p><br /></p><p>Most counterfeits are harshly cleaned in an effort to obscure the details that would indicate it is a counterfeit. Look for weak or incomplete details, casting bubbles, wrong details, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>When I look at a coin, I often look for things that would indicate that is genuine. Die breaks, die cracks, clashed dies etc, usually cannot be transferred to counterfeits, so these are typically a good indicator a coin is genuine.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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