What is the value of a counterfeit silver dollar?

Answer 1

Counterfeit or reproduction coins are only worth whatever metal they were struck in, unless they are "period counterfeits" which are coins intended to pass for currency back whenever the coin was struck (for example, a counterfeit silver dollar dated 1879 which was designed to circulate in the 1800s for one dollar) in which case period counterfeits may be collectible, but they are generally rare and by now most of the silver plating has come off of most of them so they are easily identifiable as period counterfeits. If it is a modern fake however, it is only worth whatever it is struck in. Low quality counterfeits might only be made out of silver plated lead, brass or copper meaning it isn't worth much. Higher quality counterfeits designed to fool collectors of rare coins may be struck out of silver and worth whatever the silver content is. Because there is no set standard to what counterfeit and reproduction coins are made out of, it is hard to place a value on them without seeing or testing them in person.