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I have in my collection a 1930 trade dollar for use in the far east and my understanding is that this date was minted solely by the Royal Mint in London and doesn't have a mint mark, however my example has a 'B' for the Bombay mint in India. Does anybody know if any examples of this date was minted in Bombay or do I have a forgery, the diameter and weight are correct and it was bought from a reputable dealer. As I only wanted an example for the design I haven't questioned the mint mark before

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35 minutes ago, will1976 said:

I have in my collection a 1930 trade dollar for use in the far east and my understanding is that this date was minted solely by the Royal Mint in London and doesn't have a mint mark, however my example has a 'B' for the Bombay mint in India. Does anybody know if any examples of this date was minted in Bombay or do I have a forgery, the diameter and weight are correct and it was bought from a reputable dealer. As I only wanted an example for the design I haven't questioned the mint mark before

I seen NGC slabs and PCGS slabs with them in and the all appear to have and incuse B on the center trident prong. Lots of fakes will have as well and there are thousands of them. bur if you bought from a reputable dealer you should be ok. failing that take a few snapshots and post them and I amsure you're mind will be put a rest :) 

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22 hours ago, zookeeperz said:

I seen NGC slabs and PCGS slabs with them in and the all appear to have and incuse B on the center trident prong. Lots of fakes will have as well and there are thousands of them. bur if you bought from a reputable dealer you should be ok. failing that take a few snapshots and post them and I amsure you're mind will be put a rest :) 

Thank you that puts my mind at rest somewhat, I know there are forgeries of some dates but as this is quite a common date I'm sure it's fine. At the moment I don't have a camera so can't upload any pictures

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Only just noticed this thread so sorry about the late reply. In Linecar's "The Crown Pieces of Great Britain" he lists a 1930 Bombay Trade Dollar No 205.

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