Imminence Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 So yesterday I received a call from my brother whilst I was at my girlfriends and he said a small parcel had arrived for me, I wasn't expecting anything so was like, the ...? So I told him to open it, he said an american coin was in there, so right now I'm confused, I go home and take a look. The envelope has a load of Chinese writing all over it which I can't read, I have no idea where it's come from and it's directly addressed to me, I live in England btw. So I look at the coin, it's an American silver dollar from 1871, after further online research I find out it's an 1871 seated liberty silver dollar. I also find out a lot of counterfeits come from Asian countries, so I'm like hmm, I check out what main flaws their are in counterfeits and compare them with mine, I also check a legit one next to mine, there are no flaws. Mine, however, is in quite good condition with just a slight bit of wearing, I know these things can be quite expensive so checked it out online, minimum $200 for a bad quality one. I can't put any pictures on atm as I only have my webcam camera until I get chance to charge the battery for my digital camera, my question is, what's the chances of it been counterfeit and does anyone have any clue where it could have come from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzkirk Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Wish someone would send me one in the mail ! Welcome to coin people ! Seems like you have a huge mystery on your hands, best of luck with it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imminence Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Wish someone would send me one in the mail ! Welcome to coin people ! Seems like you have a huge mystery on your hands, best of luck with it though. Indeed I do, I've never even looked into coins before, this whole thing is making me want to delve into the world of coins though ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Nice mystery. Welcome to CoinPeople. Can't wait to hear more about this as you learn the source of this great gift. Pics will be wonderful. Looking forward to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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