Fisher "F" Series Forum

I had the experience today of holding a "fake" 1924 peace dollar andan original! The store keeper told me that one was real and one was fake.....and ask could I tell for certain which was which? I examined both and he even dropped both to check the sounds. After inspecting both I said I could identify with 100%certainty the "real deal". He said prove it! I simply went and got the f5, set the gain low, thresh @ 0 , and maxed the disc. , 3 tones! He placed each under a short stack of magazines...one gave a high pitch but showed only a low 70's number. The other showed a 88and a 92 on vid and darn near popped my ear drums! I let him see and hear the difference and we both said this was the best to quickly find out if a coin was real! I learned something today.........buyer beware,beware,beware!

Didja tell him the high screamer was the fake, and offer him 10 dollars for it?

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And where are these fake silver dollars coming from?........like all the other fake goods, from handbags to pharmaceuticals.........China

I ran into this in the archives and I collect coins and silver too.
The majority of silver and gold fakes are coming from china. ebay members even warn of buying from sellers in china.

Nothing suprizes me anymore!

i have read that you can use a magnet to see if there fake

The best way to find a suspected fake is to weigh it ! Web sites all around with correct numbers.
Ex http://www.coinflation.com/coins/1921-1935-Silver-Peace-Dollar-Value.html

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Be safe out there folks.

Just make sure you don't try checking with a machine faked from China. I hear they are sending us those too. They say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. There are exceptions to every rule, too. What a world! plastic surgery, plastic everything no wonder I love metal detecting. Now I have to look for funny money, too. Is there nothing we can put our faith in? Well, there is that!
Tom

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Pastor Tom
SE Pro, Excalibur Sword & 1000, HH PI, GBP, Troy Shadow X3 & a Welsh Corgi named Sadie