Silky

11 hours ago, Oldhoopster said:

@silky those are some extremely rare coins.  I hate to sound negative, but the chances of finding any one of them would be lottery winning odds..  Finding all 3???  In a market in the Philippines?   There is practically no chance of them being authentic.  Sorry for the bad news

 

Actually, I got them from a local fishermen who first tried to sell some hand made jewelry which I had no interest in. I was down on the beach when he approached me with a number of coins. Not having any knowledge of rare coins, I randomly selected some of the oldest coins as souvenirs. That was 3 years ago. I just put them in a drawer and forgot about them.

15 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

“Should they stick to the magnet?”

If they do they are counterfeit. Silver is non magnetic.

Thanks for the info. I'm one step closer. None of my 3 coins stick! #1 is a 1794 flowing hair - #2 is a 1804 draped bust and the 3rd coin I have is a 1884 trade dollar! I am working on getting the weights and measures. I'll send pictures tomorrow.

1 hour ago, Oldhoopster said:

@Silky has others have said, please post clear pics on this thread.  Also, accurate weights would help.  There are a number of very knowledgeable collectors and numismatic researchers who can help if you provide pics and weights.

If you haven't done so, check the coins with a magnet.  Many earlier Chinese fakes are magnetic.

Should they stick to the magnet?

1 hour ago, Oldhoopster said:

@Silky has others have said, please post clear pics on this thread.  Also, accurate weights would help.  There are a number of very knowledgeable collectors and numismatic researchers who can help if you provide pics and weights.

If you haven't done so, check the coins with a magnet.  Many earlier Chinese fakes are magnetic.

Thanks for the info. I'm working on the weights and measures. What kind of magnet? I'll send pictures tomorrow. 

On 4/2/2021 at 11:20 PM, RWB said:

What are these...?

True. But I read the early mints were imprecise. So I question how accurate the weights and measures really were until about 1797. U.S. Mint article made statement about inaccurate coinage.

I visited a website, Spruce Crafts for a list of arrest silver dollar coins. If their top 15 list, I have 3 coins that are illustrated and described. I would gladly email pictures of my coins if someone can provide me an email address. I don't know how to send them otherwise. I would welcome a another opinion based on your visual inspection. Thanks! I am at silky68@yahoo.com

9 hours ago, JKK said:

While you should definitely be alert, it's also quite possible they're authentic. During the war, one of the essential supplies the Allies could send to guerrillas in the PI was bullion. People hoarding stuff wouldn't part with it for paper money, but pull out real silver and one would be amazed how much supply was nearby (or could be liberated from the occupiers). I do not know in exactly what form we sent bullion to the various G bands, but a pile of Morgans certainly seems within logical reason--more so because, as a past colony (and still somewhat), it'd be a form of silver the Filipinos knew, just as Americans in the old West were well familiar with Mexican pieces of eight.

Yeah, that's what worries me. I have a variety of coins, draped bust,flowing hair,liberty and peace dollars. I am convinced some are authentic. I've got one especially convincing coin, I will post pictures of the coins I have. I would welcome someone else to see them.

A few years ago, I bought a variety of silver dollar coins in a remote village in the Philippines. After hours of visual comparisons with authentic coins, I can't see any distinguished difference in some of my coins. How can I get reputable inspections done?