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Valued Member
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eBay# 280187409362. This fake 1861 3 cent looks identical to the one Prethen has. Is it possible it was struck from same dies? Please take a look. Thanks, Rick |
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Pillar of the Community
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I would have to say it is certainly possible.
I'm sure once a counterfeiter has gone to the trouble and expense to create usable dies, he's going to crank out as many coins as he can from those dies. It would seem reasonable to assume that hundreds were produced.
If he were counterfeiting rare coins, it would be another matter, but this was done to create usable nondescript spendable coins. He'd need to produce a fair number just to cover expenses.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yep! The 1861 is a counterfeit but the 1857 looks good to me (at least from the photo).
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1857 looks like it's clashed on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
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How fascinating! Were those counterfeits contemporary to Longacre's tenure at the mint? I can only imagine his reaction, lol.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect counterfeits...particularly notes.
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New Member
United States
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certainly are and certainly not worth $150 bucks...
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Valued Member
United States
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how can you tell if you have counterfeit coins?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Dillon, compare the two images. The 1857 is fake and the other one is real.
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Valued Member
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Amazon99, I think you mean the 1861 is fake and the 1857 is real?
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Pillar of the Community
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That's cool...the 57 looks ok to me.
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Amazon99, I think you mean the 1861 is fake and the 1857 is real?
My bad, meant that the 61 is fake. Sorry. |
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Posted 12/31/2007 6:01 pm
