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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The_Cave_Troll, post: 70258, member: 1674&quot;]I agree Roy, the thickness of the rims lead me to believe that the 78S is a fake.&nbsp; Also the fact that there is a &quot;line&quot; around the obverse rim of the 77CC leads me to question its authenticity too.&nbsp; Additionally, the denticles on the obverse and reverse of the 77CC don&#039;t match each other.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is my opinion that both coins are countefeits, unfortunately.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am suspect of any trade dollar where the owner claims that it was found in the ground.&nbsp; The reason is that in 1877 a dollar was a lot of money and with the coins being as large as they are they are pretty hard to lose, and if lost they were valuable enough to warrant a thourough search.&nbsp; Imagine losing a $100 bill; trust me you&#039;d look for it until you found it.&nbsp; Usually, on these old fake coins the dirt is used as a disguise of the questionable authenticity.&nbsp; If the coin is dirty enough you wouldn&#039;t be able to see the bad surfaces.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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