Beware of Chinese counterfeit dollars

[tnt-hunter]

With the recent posting of what looks like Chinese counterfeit coins I remembered I had some coins stashed away the I got in China. My wife and I took a trip to China back in 2014. I bought some US silver dollars while there. The first batch I saw looked good and I was able to get them for what I thought was a good price. I had an old flip phone and no internet connection so I couldn’t check them until we got back to the river boat we were on and the WiFi connection on my iPad. After I looked them up I knew they were counterfeit. I did buy a couple more at a very reduced price just for the variety and the souvenir value.

As we toured around I noticed they were everywhere. So I can only guess how many people got taken in and how many of these people tried to sell once they got home. So be careful what you buy, you might be getting a Chinese counterfeit instead of the real deal.

I’m no expert and people with more knowledge of silver dollars will spot more problems with the coins, but here they are with the things I can see that makes them counterfeit.

These dollars all have In God We Trust and are marked CC for the Carson City mint. In God We Trust did not appear on coins until 1864 when they put it on the 2 cent piece. Also the Carson City mint didn’t operate until 1870 and all these are dated well before that.

The trade dollar is the right year, but on the real one there is a ribbon with LIBERTY on it being held in lady liberty’s hand. It is missing on this one.

The Morgan dollars look good to me. I’m sure there are some irregularities, but I haven’t spotted them. One of them is definitely a counterfeit because the plating has split in several places and the under metal is showing through.

Most of the coins have a stain on them that makes the coins look dirty like they are old. To me the staining does not look right for old silver coins. Also it does not come off using the normal methods of cleaning silver coins, another indicator that these are counterfeit. Beware of coins for sale that could be Chinese counterfeits. Don’t be fooled like I was. It didn’t cost me too much and now I know a lot more than I did then.

Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

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[tnt-hunter]

I have a couple also. I used to do missionary trips with my church and have been to quite a few places overseas. I was also a combat vet in the Air Force and have been overseas in the middle east for that.
While we were in the Philippines we were traveling to one of the locations we were serving, someone jumped up on the bus to sell stuff. They sold food, drinks, etc. and I bought a couple of them. I knew they were fake because I've been collecting coins my whole life. You can tell by the weight. I usually try to get foriegn coins where ever I went. Crazy times overseas seeing what people actually have to endure to survive.

Thanks to you and all the others for the interesting replies. I want to address the last line of your post. I have traveled the world and been on all 7 continents. Most people don’t know how very very lucky we are. There are a lot of countries where many people struggle daily to survive. I thank God everyday for the things we have and hope that we do our best to make things better for those less fortunate. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

 

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[Limitool]

It’s hard to recognize after the last 4 years.

FYI: I moved what you were addressing to a new political thread.

 

[Sandinmypants]

Sad to say PSA slabbed Sports Cards have fallen to fake Cards also
" make it and people will fake it "

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Posts deleted, please remember our rules on politics.

 

[cudamark]

Thanks to you and all the others for the interesting replies. I want to address the last line of your post. I have traveled the world and been on all 7 continents. Most people don’t know how very very lucky we are. There are a lot of countries where many people struggle daily to survive. I thank God everyday for the things we have and hope that we do our best to make things better for those less fortunate. Thanks for looking, stay safe, good luck and keep swingin.

I beg to differ. Luck has very little to do with America and our way of life. Our ancestors fought and died to keep our country and it's values. We had founders that knew the wrong way of doing things, and had the vision of what it should be like. As for helping others that need it? Sure, but, do it in the right way by showing them how, not by buying their counterfeit junk that just encourages them to make more of it. Buy something truly hand made, or, at least original and not a fake of something already made by someone else. Give them money or food if they're actually starving, but, in the long run, they need to get a skill and select leaders who will allow everyone to prosper under more favorable conditions.

 

[unclemac]

the vision yes, but it took a war or two to accomplish that vision. I can't remember where I heard it but I like the idea... "America was the best idea ever, it just isn't there yet"... but we always get better, two steps forward, one step back...