I see a lot of counterfeit coins on
ebay and questions on here. I have a list from a seller of these and thought it might surprise some that there are many common date coins being faked in China that I know for a fact are pretty darn good fakes.
Here is a partial list I am sure. It probably gets longer every day. These can be purchased directly without COPY or REPLICA stamped into them.
I do not condone or wish to promote this in any way.
I am posting this information for people to be aware that it does not have to be a rare coin to be a fake.
I understand a magnet sticks to these coins, at least if they are of silver color. However, for a significant price, people can buy the dollars in actual silver.
If it costs $200.00 for a silver fake, it still could be quite profitable for a coin like that to be sold if it's real version is worth many times that.
BEWARE Morgan dollars:
Year-S:1878-S;1879-S;1880-S;
1881-S;1882-S;1883-S;1884-S;1885-S;1886-S;1887-S;1888-S;1889-S;1890-S;
1891-S;1892-S;1893-S;1894-S;1895-S;1896-S;1897-S;1898-S;1899-S;1900-S;
1901-S;1902-S;1903-S;1904-S;1921-S
Year-o:1878-o;1879-o;1880-o;
1881-o;1882-o;1883-o;1884-o;1885-o;1886-o;1887-o;1888-o;1889-o;1890-o;
1891-o;1892-o;1893-o;1894-o;1895-o;1896-o;1897-o;1898-o;1899-o;1900-o;
1901-o;1902-o;1903-o;1904-o;1921-o
Year:1878;1879;1880;
1881;1882;1883;1884;1885;1886;1887;1888;1889;1890;
1891;1892;1893;1894;1895;1896;1897;1898;1899;1900;
1901;1902;1903;1904;1921
Year-CC:1878-CC,1879-CC;1880-CC;
1881-CC,1882-CC,1883-CC;1884-CC;1885-CC;1886-CC;1888-CC;1889-CC;1890-CC;
1891-CC;1892-CC;1893-CC;
Year-D:1921-D
U.S.early bust Dollar:
1795;1796,1797;1798;1799;1800;1801;1802;1803;1804
Trade dollar:
1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,
1881,1882,1883,1884,1885
Year-cc,1873-cc,1874-cc,1875-cc,1876-cc,1878-cc
Year-s:1873-s,1875-s,1876-s,1877-s,1878-s
Seated Liberty dollar:
1840;1841;1842;1843;1844;1845;1846;1847;1848;1849;
1850;1851;1852;1853;1854;1855;1856;1857;1858;1859;
1860;1861;1862;1863;1864;1865;1866;1867;1868;1869;
1870;1871;1872;1873
Year-S:1855-S;1870-S;1872-S，1873-S
Year-O:1846-o;1850-o;1859-o;1860-o
Year-cc:1870-cc,1871-cc,1872-cc,1873-cc
Lincoln Penny coins:
Year-s: 1909-s V.D.B.;
1909-s; 1910-S;1911-S;1912-S;1913-S;1914-S;1915-S;1917-S;
1918-S;1920-S;1921-S;1923-S;1924-S;1926-S;1927-S;1928-S;
1931-S;1939-S
Year-D:1911-D,1912-D;1913-D;1914-D,1917-D;1918-D,1919-D;1920-D,
1922-D,1924-D,,1927-D1931-D;1932-D;1933-D
Year:1921;1922;1931;1932 and 1955(double die)
U.S.early bust 25 cent coins.
1815,1818,1819,1820,1822,1824,1825,1827,1828,1831,1834,1836,1837,1838
Indian head small cent coins:
Year:
1865;1866;1867;1868,1869,1870;
1871;1872;1873;1874;1875;1876;1877;1878;1879;1880;
1881;1882;1883;1884;1885;1886;1887;1888;
1908,1909,
Year-s:1908-s,1909-s
Liberty
Half Cent coins:
1809,1810,1811,1825,1826,1829,1831,1832,1834,1835,1836
Liberty nickel:
1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1890,
1891,1892,1893,1896,1897,1898,1912,1913
3legged
Buffalo nickel:
Year-s:
1913-s:,1914-s,1915-s,1916-s,1917-s,1918-s,1919-s,1920-s,
1921-s,1923-s,1924-s,1925-s,1926-s,1927-s,1928-s,1929-s,1930-s,
1931-s,1934-s,1935-s,1936-s,1937-s
Year-D:
1913-D,1914-D,1915-D,1916-D,1917-D,1918-D,1919-D,1920-D,
1924-D,1925-D,1926-D,1927-D,1928-D,1929-D,
1934-D,1935-D,1936-D,1937-D
Year:1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,
1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,
1931,1934,1934,1936,1937
Liberty 3 cent:
1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,18777,1878,1879,
1880,1881,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888.
Barber one dime:
Year:
1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,
1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,
1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916
Year-s:
1892-s,1893-s,1894-s,1895-s,1896-s,1897-s,1898-s,1899-s,
1900-s,1901-s,1902-s,1903-s,1904-s,1905-s,1906-s,1907-s,1908-s,1909-s,
1910-s,1911-s,1912-s,1913-s,1914-s,1915-s,1916-s
Year-o
1892-o,1893-o,1894-o,1895-o,1896-o,1898-o,1899-o,
1900-o,1901-o,1902-o,1903-o,1905-o,1907-o,1908-o,1909-o,
1910-o,1912-o
Year-D:1907-D,1909-D,1911-D,1914-D
Posted 10/26/2011 12:07 pm
