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Zurie's 2000th Post Contest -- Counterfeit Detection!

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 Posted 05/23/2020  8:05 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hfjacinto to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Great contest, I learned I can't tell counterfeits.
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 Posted 05/23/2020  8:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JGpenny to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would really like to thank @Zurie for the fantastic prize - but mostly for the great educational experience. I learned a ton. Congrats on your 2000 posts!
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 Posted 05/23/2020  9:21 pm  Show Profile   Check Zurie's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Zurie to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Glad you enjoyed it. I also learned quite a bit putting this contest together. Made me realize how hard it can be to tell a well-made counterfeit from pictures alone.
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 Posted 05/24/2020  01:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Greasy Fingers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm late to the dance again...good learning...great contest..
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Great contest . Informs us all on the perils of counterfeit coins .
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Wow! I can hardly figure it out when the side by sides are shown!
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Thanks for the quiz Zurie. Quite informative.
In Oz the alignment of letters with rim denticles is a useful way of detecting fake pennies. I thought the 1876 Trade dollar was a fake because the alignment of the last a in America was different to the one you posted. Were 2 different dies used or is this variation normal in trade tokens from that period?
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The 1876-S Trade dollar used two reverse dies. There are easier ways to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 reverses, but it does look like the alignment of the A with the denticles is slightly different between the two reverses. Pretty subtle difference!
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The 1876-S Trade dollar used two reverse dies. There are easier ways to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 reverses, but it does look like the alignment of the A with the denticles is slightly different between the two reverses. Pretty subtle difference!

Thanks Zurie.
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