Mint Warns of Ersatz New Silver Dollars
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The U.S. Mint warned collectors of its new American buffalo commemorative silver dollars to make sure they bought the real thing.
As replicas of the popular silver dollars have been made by private companies, confusion among collectors has arisen, the Mint said.
The buffalo coin made by the Mint and authorized by Congress contains a number of features collectors should look for, the Mint said. They are: the year 2001 and the artist’s initial “F,” for James Earle Fraser, on the front of the coin, which features the face of an American Indian. On the back is an image of a bison, the $1 denomination and the mark “P” for Philadelphia, where the coin was made.
Images on the Mint’s buffalo silver dollars are not protected by copyright and therefore are susceptible to copying by private mints, the Mint said.
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