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Real?? Silver dollars 1890, 1904, 1921, 1922

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Based on the images, they appear to be genuine. However, if you don't know enough about them to be able to tell for yourself when you have them in hand, you shouldn't buy them. 

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You could use this handy trick: take a Kleenex and cover the silver dollar and you will see the coin through the Kleenex...now do the same thing with a clad (post 1964) quarter and look at the difference. This is for real as it will tell you the coins are 90% silver.

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On 5/16/2017 at 6:21 PM, WoodenJefferson said:

You could use this handy trick: take a Kleenex and cover the silver dollar and you will see the coin through the Kleenex...now do the same thing with a clad (post 1964) quarter and look at the difference. This is for real as it will tell you the coins are 90% silver.

This method will only tell you if the metal is silver. Most modern counterfeits are made using silver planchets, and would pass this test (but would still be fake). 

However, to the OP, the coins posted appear genuine from the photographs. I don't see any red flags. 

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Most modern counterfeits are made using silver planchets, and would pass this test (but would still be fake). 

A large number of the Chinese counterfeits, especially the ones were were copies of common date Morgan Dollars, were not made of silver. They were made to look like circulated  silver.

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