RWB

They ran out of bullion.

The winning bidder was named "Six Companies, Inc." They completed work on budget and 2 years early. I don't recall how many boulders one got for a token...it might have been "all you can carry."

No...they use patience and good lighting to get the most out of their equipment. How much do most pay for a stupid "Fart Phone" oops... "Smart Phone" -- ? You'll have all you need and more for the same $$ in good photo equip, lights, and patience.

Already voted.... But, I didn't get on of those "I Voted!" stickers to put on my coins...

If a 40% silver blank got into the Denver Mint process flow, upset, and struck, it should look exactly like a normal clad $1 - except for color and absence of copper on the edge. The photo pair supplied by the OP shows two coins with different basic designs; rim shape of R and other details seem different. The shallow reeding is also troubling -- it should be identical to that on a Denver coin.... Of course, it might not have been struck at D or SF, but at P. Will be interesting to see what NGC has to say.

Replating also prevented rust, so the shiny cents made good fodder for cheap jewelry. All the coins on a bracelet would be identical in color and "shinyness."

Phone cameras are not designed to produce accurate photos - only ones that are pleasing to people. You have to start with all the "automation" off.

You mean "counterfeit coins." A legitimate "fantasy piece" would have the legally required word "COPY" on the piece.

Just searching for references -- if any. I have no idea what it is except, of course, a dime.

Fraser had already won the Washington Medal design competition and Sec of Treasury did not want to give the quarter design to her. He was also a confirmed misogynistic A-whole -- but his successor was also, despite differences in political party. (Flanagan's quarter reverse had a family of eagles (similar to the one used on earlier platinum tokens), but Sec Treas ordered him to make something more conventional. Hence, the "hanging bat" design.)

A large group of branch mint correspondence has recently been added to the NNP archive. Use this URL to get to NARA documents. https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/Archives?searchLetter=U This will take you direct to Entry 11: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/515205 New material includes: Entry-11 --- Box 2 Carson Box 3 Carson Box 4 Carson Box 5 Carson-Charlotte Box 6 1838-1839 Charlotte Box 7 1840-1842 Charlotte Box 8 1843-1846 Charlotte Box 9 1847-1853 Charlotte Box 10 1854-1859 Charlotte Box 11 1860-1879 Charlotte Box 12 1880-1885 Charlotte Box 13 1886-1896 Charlotte Box 14 1835-1839 Dahlonega Box 15 1840-1843 Dahlonega Box 16 1843-1846 Dahlonega Date ranges are approximate and letters are not in strict chronological order. For example, in Box 2 the Carson Mint material starts in about 1867, however there are groups of letters from 1862. All the boxes are freely available to view or download. These are images of presscopy files and vary considerably in quality. Also, the images are deliberately low contrast to preserve maximum detail such as from pencil addenda. Users can enhance the images in Photoshop or other image manipulation software. RWB

Very nice coin! Now tell me...where do you get good Danish in the "West Indies?"

100% fake.

In scanning RG104 Entry 229 boxes 207-217 (1904) I've noticed several typed reports on various gold/silver mining regions. All of these archive boxes are on NNP at: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/527901 Users will have to leaf through the documents to find cover letters and then the full reports. I recall California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Washington plus others are included. There are an additional 5 or 6 boxes of 1904 material to scan. These will be posted to NNP when ready. [Similar reports for California and Alaska are in the year 1900 files - just click on the year you want.]

Such sets sold for a few dollars premium until the mid-1950s.

JPM seems to be on the most probable track, except the material struck to the die, but was soft enough to change shape and deteriorate until it vanished. A small fragment of wood or charcoal could do this, while not marring the die surface.

If originally purchased as a complete gold-silver-minor set in 1888 or January 1889, it might be possible to identify/verify the first owner. We are on the edge of having enough digitized and transcribed data to make a reasoned attempt.

The eagles came from the same master die - as specifically directed in 1947. The 1945 fake has a lot of recutting and other changes (plus being "fat") suggesting the perpetrator was trying to improve appearance. Both pairs of photos are a little fuzzy which can hide certain details of manufacture. All of this is part of the investigation....

Trade dollars were issued to the company that ordered them and provided the bullion. They were supposed to be used only in Asian trade but there was no tracking after the coins left the mints. (I feel the same rules apply to all. If that means there are no uncirculated specimens of a specific denomination/date/mint - so be it.)

OK. I think you have my email address - so that's the best way to handle the photos and confirming credit lines, etc.

Mutilation kills it, although appears to be genuine.

Could you buy a nice VG coin, then coat the date with varnish, and carry it in your pocket for another 15 years to get to "Poor" grade?

Thank you! If the photos are used I normally include a credit line, as approved by the coin owner. Please think about what your would like. Higher resolution and sharper images would be better for publication. Also, really sharp new images would be very helpful - especially for the 2nd disc. (It was once declared that all discs without stippling inside the D and some other letters were fake - which is not the case. I want to compare more closely your 2nd disc with genuine ones to see why it was identified as counterfeit.)

Thanks! There appear to be more 1947 fakes than 1945 - but it's early in the examination.

The cause is immaterial. They are tarnished and worth melt.