1795 Silver Dollar 1 1

[Mark29]

I recently acquired this coin and I have questions regarding its authenticity. The size, weight seem correct. The rim seems to say " Hundrrd". Is this enough to invalidate this coin?

[Sandon]

    Welcome to the NGC chat board.

    I would really need better photos to evaluate this coin. Please provide full and, if possible, clearer photos of each side of the coin, right side up and cropped like this edit of the obverse:

   Although this might not be one of the immediately obvious counterfeits that we frequently see, I have never heard of a blundered edge like this on a 1795 Draped Bust dollar, and the color and certain other characteristics seem suspicious.

[Mark29]

I have the coin at home and will attempt to take better pics, but I have two that are on my phone.

[Greenstang]

Even without the misspelled edge lettering, I would say it is a counterfeit.

[Henri Charriere]

I am painfully aware of the passage of three month's' time. Color and apparent misspellings are noted but do not necessarily militate against authenticity.  The coin may have been cleaned and, obvious wear aside, I should still like to see "hundrrd" when the coin's edge is ready for its close-up.  We may very well have the work of an amateur illiterate counterfeiter or something as simple as a mishap, i.e. a coin the was damaged in some way which affected the spelling.

Many coin collectors may not be familiar with "scrawny eagles" and expect a well-made coin which justifies the high price tags they command.  We should not overlook the fact that these coins represent U.S. coinage in its infancy.  

One touchy symubject I have noticed other hobbyists avoid asking seems forward, but can be instructive though intrusive and that is, How did you acquire this coin?  Did you inherit it?  Had it been passed down generation-to- generation?  Was it gotten from someone in a flea market who had it unloaded on a weekend seller with little or no knowledge of its provenance, or, perhaps unlikely, purchased it from a prominent firm with a rock-solid reputation going back decades with some name recognition.  The answer elicited very often suggests which way the balance tips. IMHO.

[powermad5000]

Based upon the provided photos which I had to properly orient with my phone, this to me is an obvious counterfeit having certain inaccurate details on both sides of the coin.