Fake on the left - r/Silverbugs

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I’d contact the secret service tbh. That’s their department.

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u/N2theNth2 Jul 01 '21

Don't bother with reporting to Secret Service. I had 100 fakes delivered to me and they told me that for anything less than $1M it's not worth them investigating. Also, if it's international there's not much they can do there either. Flag the site on BBB but that's about all you can do. I stamped all mine with "Copy" and handed them out to fellow Bugs.

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u/Mediocrates007 Jun 30 '21

They’ve ignored requests from congressmen to do just that. And the US Mint for its part, doesn’t seem as interested as, say the Royal Canadian Mint, to take a proactive role in limiting counterfeited sovereign bullion.

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u/GSD1309 Jun 30 '21 edited Jul 01 '21

These are both fingerprinted up so apologies for that. Saw a too good to be true deal on a site called Sleeveseditor for $20. So tried it for giggles and of course it’s a fake. How can I tell? Well I can see my reflection in it lol. The other obvious sign is the side of the coin doesn’t have the grooves all the way to the edge. And the L in Liberty has a straighter line versus the more angled line.

Asked for refund and then will file claim with CC company. The site now redirects to a new site called hairsfiller.store. Also lol.

Beware.

EDIT: I found a few more problems with this fake:

it’s highly magnetic
the reverse should be upside down when flipped but it isn’t

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u/blitzdude Jun 30 '21

Very bad fake. There are others that are much better quality. Stay vigilant. Stack on!

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u/WheresMyWalker Jun 30 '21

Looks like the one I got online. I ordered a steel stamp set so I can mark it "copy"

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u/CoolMoo5e Jun 30 '21

Sometimes you gotta try it for the lols it maybe $20 you lost but it may teach someone here what ones not ment to look like.

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u/Suspended_9996 Jun 30 '21

good to know...thank u so much!

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u/Timevacuum78 Jul 01 '21

Her arm looks swollen on the left. Like she just got stung by bees and is having an allergic reaction

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u/ryanmercer Master of First Dates Jul 01 '21

I'm not going to add that one to this post of community found counterfeits because we've already got a bunch of ASE but definitely a reminder to be vigilent.

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u/XP_Studios Jul 01 '21

With most fakes I can pretty easily tell because they mess up big time on the head and branches. For some reason they also seem to be prooflike too, so if you don't see a W then you know it's fake. If they're faking a proof eagle than look at the things I mentioned before. Some fakes are pretty good though.

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u/GSD1309 Jun 30 '21

The above just came via USPS today and just now UPS dropped off another package from them with another one. More LOLs.

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u/GSD1309 Jul 01 '21

Edited my initial comment to include two new things I found showing it is fake (magnetic and reverse not upside down).

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u/TemporaryDry3727 Jul 01 '21

Anyone who wouldnt see that should probbably not invest in physical coins 😂