1906 Standing Liberty Silver Dollar?

Can anyone tell if this is a fake? I bought it while on business in afghanistan. That alone should give me a hint, but I have to verify it is before I try to sell it.

 

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whiteknight, that is definitely a counterfeit.

 

The colour,apart from the mismatched designs,is the biggest giveaway.

Aidan.

 

I'd seriously wonder if that was even silver if I were you

 

It looks like someone "beat up" a Silver Eagle! 1986...1996...???

 

WOW! I didn't know there was a demand to counterfeit silver eagles. And a date of 1906???? Strange....

 

I didn't know the Afghans had time machines.

The basic design of the obverse was created for the half dollar ten years later than the coin's "date", and the Dollar-size use of that design commenced in 1986.

 

Roy,it could have been a forgery done by the Taliban to fool unsuspecting people.

Aidan.

 

It looks like the 'silver' may be rubbing off.

 

Looks like a perfectly normal, but worn, 1986 SAE to me....Mike

 

Yep, its definitely a fake. I have seem more counterfeits with the ASE design floating around recently.

 

BACK TO THE FUTURE !


:rolling: :hatch: :rolling:

 

Here is a webpage all about it. It is definetly a fake. Still, might be silver. That's very Questionable to though. Still, something diff. for your collection.

http://www.silver-coins.org/american_eagle_dollar.html

Phoenix

 

Miost likely 1996, with some greae on the date.
Not likely a fake.
Just MHO.

 

After comparing it to one of my silver eagles, there's something about the outstretched arm that doesn't look quite right to me. Not to mention the ridiculous date on the coin.

 

Looks like it's from 1996

 

Aw, c'mon Other Frank. Take another look at the website Pheonix21 posted, and think about the geographical relationship between Afghanistan and the counterfeit factories of the People's Republic of China

 

That was my first impression... someone took a 1986 ASE, changed the "8" to a "0", then sandblasted the whole thing to make it look old.

How does it compare to an ASE - measurements wise ? Talking about weight, diameter, thickness.

 

Lord, it's not even a question it's fake. Not real, no way, no how, 100% certain. Some fakes are hard to tell, that's about as obvious as they come (though I have seen worse).

 

Fake 1906 silver eagles coming out of china have been well known for years. Odds are better than 99.999% that it is a fake.