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United States
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Here is another recent pick up. I got this from the same place as my 1887-CC Morgan dollar. Thoughts and opinions welcomed. Sorry for the bad pictures and this coin is not magnetic and has a reeded edge.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Good-6 details, rim damage.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 G-6 details damaged rim. |
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United States
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Is there a known DDO for this coin? This one appears to be looking at Liberty's head. I would agree on G-6 details. |
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United States
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I agree with the above. There also appears to be doubling on the stars from 9- 11 oclock.
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 United States
125 Posts |
I bought it because I was told it was counterfeit and it only cost $3.00. I tried the tissue test and it failed, I don't have a scale so I can't weight it. I also tried the drop test but it was hard to tell. |
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United States
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Just went to a friends because he has a scale and weighs in at 9.6 grams. Don't know what the composition could be though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Interesting. Looks to be a fairly crudely made counterfeit in my opinion.
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United States
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Are you working on a Black Cabinet of your own, PocketChangeJunk? I wouldn't mind having a couple of counterfeits myself. They are instructive and they are also simply neat pieces of history.
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08/04/2013 10:50 am
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United States
125 Posts |
I found a coin dealer in my area who has a bunch for sale. The best one is 1965 quarter, they all range from $2 to $10 each. I bought three total (2-1887CC Morgan's and the 1853 half dollar.) The 1887-CC are identical. I am gonna buy some more just to have and maybe pass some on to people such as SteveCaruso. I know there wrong but they do make for a good educational tool. I was thinking of putting together a type set album of counterfeit coins since I have an extra 7070 album.
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United States
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The coin is a counterfeit. The color is a dead giveaway, silver coins of tha time period don't have the color of lead. It probably is not lead but an alloy which makes it appear so. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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I was told it was counterfeit That makes much more sense now. When I first looked at it, something just seemed a bit off. The wear pattern on this coin didn't quite look like other worn Seated half dollars that I have seen but if you had not said anything, I don't think I would have called it a counterfeit since I didn't think I had enough evidence to support that conclusion. Well, I learned something today. |
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(again, lol) thanks for the lesson.. Something looked odd but not odd enough to outright call it a fake. It's definitely not as crude as many fakes. Cool pickups! My LCS has some colonial counterfeits for sale, but surprisingly even though there listed as fake there still quite pricy! Like into three digits.. I wouldn't mind having a few just because... And as reference/learning pieces but for that price I haven't pulled the trigger on any.. |
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A good amount of colonial coins are counterfeit because the US Government wasn't in a position to provide all the coins needed for the newly established country.
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Posted 08/03/2013 10:55 am
