WELL I SEE SOME OF THE SCAMMERS SELLING UNMARKED FAKES GOT AHOLD OF MY GUIDE
THIS IS A REAL QUICK GUIDE JUST TO LET YOU KNOW OF SOME FAKE SILVER DOLLARS HITTING THE STREETS. I WAS JUST BROUGHT 8 TO SELL . ON THE 8TH ONE I COULDN'T FIND ANY INFO ON IT ANYWHERE ON EBAY SO I SEARCHED THE NET. COME TO FIND OUT THEY NEVER MADE A 1908 ELLIS ISLAND COMEMORATIVE SILVER DOLLAR. ITS A FORGED COPY OF A 1986 WITH THE 8 CONVERTED TO A "0". OTHER ONES TO QUESTION ARE 1878 TRADE SILVER DOLLAR, 1799 DRAPED BUST 2 STYLES, 1795 DRAPED BUST SILVER DOLLAR, 1890 SILVER DOLLAR. 1851 INDIAN HEAD DOLLAR AND THERES OTHERS. MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE SELLER TO PUT A MAGNET TO IT. THEY LOOK REAL BUT ARE FAKE. I DIDN'T GIVE IT A SECOND THOUGHT AS TO CHECKING THEM. THEY LOOKED LIKE REAL SILVER DOLLARS. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD HAVE USED REAL SILVER. ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE VALUE SOME OF THESE COINS SELL FOR ON THE OPEN MARKET. PRICES UPWARD OF 1500 DOLLARS.
I EMEDIATLY ENDED MY AUCTIONS AND JUST ATE THE COST. BETTER THAT THEN THE ALTERNATIVE. ULTIMATLY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FAULT HAD I LET THEM GO ON. IGNORANCE ISN'T ABOVE THE LAW. SO IF YOU BUY ONE OF THESE COINS AND ITS A FAKE, REMEMBER THAT ITS A FEDERAL CRIME TO SELL COUNTERFIT MONEY, ITS ALSO ANOTHER CRIME TO SHIP IT THROUGH THE US MAIL. BOTH BEING FEDERAL AND IF THEY SELL MORE THEN TWO ITEMS LIKE THIS THEN THE FEDS WILL PURSUE THIS. SO IF THEY HASSEL YOU FOR YOUR REFUND JUST REMIND THEM OF THESE THINGS. I'M SURE THAT ALOT OF SELLERS WILL MARK THIS UNHELPFULL, BUT THAT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW MANY DISHONEST PEOPLE THERE ARE OUT THERE. GOOD LUCK


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