Is It Fake?

""gxseries""
you might be right
idid not say its silver becuase I want it to be silver,,i also have poor knowledge to say that becuase of its color> BUT becuase I show it to jeweler and he told me that!!(hw also might be rong)

""TwoKopeiki""
thank you for your kind

""""Thank You Everyone For Your Help I Appreciated""""

namero - Hello and welcome to the forum. I hope you like it.

By now, you have definitely gotten a lot of information on this "Fantasy" coin. But I have a few more comments to add.

First, every copy I have examined of the Maxxico style has been Copper-Nickel. They are always edged with reeds |||||||||. They are normally in the 22 gram weight range.

I collect all types of counterfeits and fantasy issues and have a good feeling for the correct prices and ages. This is a new product that I believe was made in China. I also believe it is not possibly older than 30 years (more likely under 10 years).

I refer to it as a Fantasy because it never actually existed historically (in 1882) so it can not be a "Counterfeit" technically.

However, that all said, this coin is often misrepresented on ebay as both OLD and Silver.

I would be interested in buying a Silver copy (because I have never seen one). I would also be interested in a copy in any metal other than copper-nickel.

There are more than one die pair in use.

Hi Roman, I saw that one and have a reasonable snipe bid on it (for what it is). Some day I hope to hit one of the "silver" copies. There is actually a pairing with a much different bird that I have seen only one time. It used a die very similar to the sun & rays side.

TwoKopeiki I saw that one and put my typical low snipe bid on it. It was made from a later state die and has a "new" finish.

Was everyone aware of the fact that this fantasy was the subject of an ANA Humorous Article in the Numismatist on April 1st. (I think it was two years ago.)