Posted 03/14/2012 07:32 am
Yep, it's a cheap Chinese counterfeit "fantasy error coin". Whatever it's made of, it won't be made of silver.
Actually, most are struck, but struck from crude cheaply-made dies with very little detail.
You can see the remnants of the "8" still there; it was deliberately changed to a "0". So it's more likely the counterfeiters were hoping you'd be fooled into thinking it was either (a) a genuine coin from 1906 or (b) it was some kind of scarce error coin with the wrong date.
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Most were made from casting and not struck from dies.
Most were made from casting and not struck from dies.
Actually, most are struck, but struck from crude cheaply-made dies with very little detail.
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The counterfeiters were most likely trying to copy the 1986 and got the date wrong.
The counterfeiters were most likely trying to copy the 1986 and got the date wrong.
You can see the remnants of the "8" still there; it was deliberately changed to a "0". So it's more likely the counterfeiters were hoping you'd be fooled into thinking it was either (a) a genuine coin from 1906 or (b) it was some kind of scarce error coin with the wrong date.
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