Comparing a false and real Silver Eagle.

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I was waiting to buy a real silver eagle to make this post. I couple of months ago I saw on eBay a listening of a 2023 US Silver Eagle for $10. I just hopped in without thinking. After I bought I read the reviews, and people complained about being fake. Well, it makes sense for the price. Also I saw the origin of the Bullion, it was from China. The chances of buying a US-famous minted silver from China, being real I think are low. Anyway, it arrived very well, and after a couple of days, I learned about the magnet trick, and the bullion got reproved. The magnet completely stuck with the bullion. I mentioned this shopping around my first posts in the SSG community, but I decided to wait to buy a real one to post about a comparison.

The bullion brings some interesting characteristics, such as the liberty figure used in the half-dollar coin design from the first half of the XX century. And of course, the bald eagle, which is the most important animal symbol in the country. A beautiful predator that is also very present in Canada as well.

The Silver Eagle is probably the most popular bullion in the world, for people around the globe. So I think it is pretty prone to counterfeiting. However, lately, I saw some maple leaves also being sold by China sellers, so be careful. We can start with the design of the coin it is completely different. The color is different. The false coin looks more like a mirror, very polished. The false coin is also a bit smaller in diameter. I didn't measure it but it is clear that. The reverse of the coin is more similar to the obverse. Despite the two coins being from different years, you can see online that the 2023 is more similar to my 2024 version compared to the false one. The reverse you can see the figure of Liberty is enrolled with the American flag and the sun in both versions. But only the real coin has the "W" under the sentence "In god we trust". That is the West Point mint mark. I read that coins produced up to 1998 don't have mint marks.


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Both reverses are similar, mostly differing with the mint mark "W" in the right one, which is the real one.

The obverse is different, which an experienced stacker wouldn't buy never just buy looking. Actually, the obverse design used in the false coin was used in all versions of the coin up to 2021. After this year they changed for the obverse found in my 2024 coin. The eagle with a shield is found in the false 2023 coin and the solely bald eagle is found in my 2024 silver coin. I also made a magnet test video to show the differences, I don't even need a device to identify the metals in both coins. The false one has nothing of silver probably.


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Coin Obverse, the left is the fake coin, the right the real one. The fake uses a design that wasn't used in the 2023 version.

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My video shows how a non-silver coin sticks well with the magnet compared to a real silver one. The magnet sticks in the fake Silver Eagle.

I Still have another Silver Eagle in Brazil in my in-law's house, at least theoretically. I am going there to visit my family next week, it is a chance to check it out and hopefully, I still can find it. It is a nice coin that every collector should have at least one. I prefer getting other coins that the obverse change a bit more compared to Silver Eagles. But I hope my post also helps people to avoid fake coins.


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Eu estava esperando para comprar uma verdadeira águia de prata para fazer este post. Há alguns meses, vi no eBay um anúncio de uma Águia de Prata dos EUA de 2023 por $10. Eu simplesmente entrei sem pensar. Depois de comprar, li as avaliações, e as pessoas reclamaram que era falso. Bem, faz sentido pelo preço. Também vi a origem do Bullion, era da China. As chances de comprar uma prata famosa dos EUA da China, sendo real, acho que são baixas. De qualquer forma, chegou muito bem, e depois de alguns dias, aprendi sobre o truque do ímã, e o bullion foi reprovado. O ímã grudou completamente no bullion. Mencionei esta compra em torno de meus primeiros posts na comunidade SSG, mas decidi esperar para comprar uma real para postar sobre uma comparação.

O bullion traz algumas características interessantes, como a figura da liberdade usada no design da moeda de meio dólar da primeira metade do século XX. E é claro, a águia careca, que é o símbolo animal mais importante do país. Um belo predador que também está muito presente no Canadá.

A Águia de Prata é provavelmente o bullion mais popular do mundo, para pessoas ao redor do globo. Então, acho que é bastante propenso a falsificações. No entanto, ultimamente, vi algumas folhas de bordo também sendo vendidas por vendedores chineses, então tenha cuidado. Podemos começar com o design da moeda, é completamente diferente. A cor é diferente. A moeda falsa parece mais um espelho, muito polida. A moeda falsa também é um pouco menor em diâmetro. Eu não medi, mas está claro isso. O reverso da moeda é mais semelhante ao anverso. Apesar das duas moedas serem de anos diferentes, você pode ver online que a de 2023 é mais semelhante à minha versão de 2024 em comparação com a falsa. No reverso, você pode ver que a figura da Liberdade está inscrita com a bandeira americana e o sol em ambas as versões. Mas apenas a moeda real tem o "W" sob a frase "In god we trust". Esse é o símbolo da casa da moeda de West Point. Li que moedas produzidas até 1998 não têm marcas da casa da moeda.


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Ambos reversos são semelhantes, diferindo principalmente com a marca da casa da moeda "W" no da direita, que é o real.

O anverso é diferente, o que um acumulador experiente nunca compraria apenas olhando. Na verdade, o design do anverso usado na moeda falsa foi usado em todas as versões da moeda até 2021. Após este ano, eles mudaram para o anverso encontrado na minha moeda de 2024. A águia com um escudo é encontrada na moeda falsa de 2023 e a águia careca sozinha é encontrada na minha moeda de prata de 2024. Também fiz um vídeo do teste do ímã para mostrar as diferenças, nem preciso de um dispositivo para identificar os metais em ambas as moedas. A falsa não tem nada de prata provavelmente.


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Anverso da moeda, o da esquerda é a moeda falsa, o da direita é a real. A falsa usa um design que não foi usado na versão de 2023.

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Meu vídeo mostra como uma moeda não de prata gruda bem no ímã em comparação com uma de prata real. O ímã gruda na Águia de Prata falsa.

Ainda tenho outra Águia de Prata no Brasil na casa dos meus sogros, pelo menos teoricamente. Estou indo lá visitar minha família na próxima semana, é uma chance de dar uma olhada e, espero, ainda poder encontrá-la. É uma moeda legal que todo colecionador deveria ter pelo menos uma. Prefiro obter outras moedas cujo anverso mude um pouco mais em comparação com as Águias de Prata. Mas espero que meu post também ajude as pessoas a evitar moedas falsas.


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Almost impossible to buy under spot especially for an eagle, gotta get your metal verification game up you know I got some tools for ya 😜 !BBH !hiqvote

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Hahahha it will 100% nickel something like that 😹

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$10 for a fake American silver Eagle, you got ripped off, I got my fake ASE for $2 shipped. Mind you that mine doesn't look as good as yours. 🤣😉

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ouch what a big profit for that guy selling the fake lol. making a living scamming people like that. was it nonrefundable as well?

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Not sure if eBay can refund it lol

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i feel they could but is it worth the time lol for 10 buck is the question

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So many fakes out there anymore, only buy from a reputable dealer. Always carry around the magnet, that's one test they can't escape.
!BBH

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The price should give you an indication... at least one should question it before you buy.
Now, I question those who purposely buy fakes! They encourage the production of fake coins!
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You know when you dont think anything? I saw the price and compulsion clicked 😹😹😹after a while I started to think! Im not sure a person would buy a fake coin for purpose… most of the times is a person without the knowledge of how much should be a 1oz of silver. To buy nickel i would buy a real currency coin hehhee

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