1878 3CN Counterfeit/Fake - Sold For $65!

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CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 07:06 am The listing actually states it is a fake. I put in $4 because I wanted to start working on my "fake knowledge" and maybe share with Steve Caruso. But I was shocked that it went for $65. The pictures are not great so you may not see that there are no lines in the III. I double checked the patterns for that year and there were no 3CN patterns. Here is the title of the listing: 1878 Three Cent PIECE (NICKEL) PROOF PROBABLE FAKE Did I miss an awesome steal or did the bidding just get carried away? Report this Post to the Staff

Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 07:47 am to be honest I don't know enough about this series in proof version to comment on this one. The design looks very close to me when looking at the small pictures though. If it doesn't have the lines in the roman numerals then that would be a design I don't remember seeing so I am guessing the seller was correct but as I said I know next to nothing about this series and very well could be wrong Report this Post to the Staff
Prethen Pillar of the Community United States 3234 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 09:26 am I suspect that faking those to dupe a collector would be very difficult to do, especially since it's a Proof-only date. I'd love to see one though! Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 09:27 am @Prethen - so you think it might have been real? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 09:39 am I think what Prethen is saying is that it would be very hard to make a fake one good enough to fool a collector of the series, but that if someone did he would love to see it. That one isn't good enough. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinsKelly Pillar of the Community United States 3453 Posts	Posted 11/27/2012 09:56 am Gotcha! Until I can afford the years I am missing, I am actively looking for fakes (weird, I know!). Report this Post to the Staff
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1878 3CN Fake - Sold For $65!