Double Sided Contemnporary Counterfeit Eight Reales

A sandwich coin?

Simmons is one of the most respected dealers in England.

We shall see ... seen a few legitimate period issues in the contemporary halfpence series from England with NO edge imperfections of a sandwich. Around a dozen specimens exist according to some specialists (i.e., Palmer, Rock, Rose). In some cases however two coins were sandwiched and then smoothed over at the time of striking - by the counterfeiter (i.e., personally own two - one double obverse and one double reverse - i.e., both ex. Anton - Kessee). Its the smoothness of the rim under magnification. This is debatable but some experts agree on this notion that these are period pieces. These struck during the period sandwich coins are items to be viewed and then everyone has their opinion. Most agree of the period for the seasoned CC collector.

In this case on the edge there is no visible raised rim. Two counterfeit reverse dies according to this seller produced this coin. It should be known even before the popularity of counterfeit British & Irish halfpence Simmons was Mike Ringo's main supplier. For those familiar with the late collector Mike Ringo and his collection of CCs auctioned by Stacks in 2008 - the collection speaks for itself.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/22223464357...RK:MEBIDX:IT

We shall see ... from this highly respected source. With unscrupulous counterfeiters this sort of ANIMAL is possible. The main argument is how passable is such an item and this is a modern numismatic forgery since its promoting a rare type of error. Understood.