New... Dan Carr 1964 Morgan Dollars!

Boggs was never actually charged with any crime relating to his currency drawing or "performance art" (spending of them as his artwork).

The Secret Service was concerned, however, because he was creating (out of ordinary paper and ink) items that looked like legal tender.
If he took a genuine $20 bill, for example, and printed or drew over it without increasing the apparent face value, there would have been no such concern.

When I over-strike existing genuine coins I am not increasing the apparent face value, nor am I changing the design type or creating any known rare dates for that type.

Thanks for the explanation on the difference between your work and J.S.G. Boggs, it now makes sense..

Wow those silver Colorado medals look really cool...

They are quite impressive.

dcarr says " In reality, though, I don't believe that a "perfect counterfeit" is possible"

Curiosity questions:
would this be a perfect counterfeit if instead of 1964 being used the date and MM combo of 1889-CC was used on the morgan? Just curious as has already been mentioned an XRF wouldn't prove it was not real.
So other than date and mm, what on here is a distinguishing feature that tells me it is not anything other than a fantasy piece? Sorry if I missed that as I saw someone else asked but date and mm kept being the answer. So I am curious... thanks for taking the time to answer.

Every time a transfer is made from or to a coin or die, there is a very slight rounding of the details, even with the best equipment and techniques.
The markers on genuine coins are often so small that the "rounding" during transfer will obliterate them.
These markers include things like thin die scratches, surface texture, etc.

Other aspects of a coin are also extremely difficult to match, such as the type of luster that the genuine coin has.
Patina that is 100 years old can not be replicated over a short time span.

Interesting. I haven't been on the forum in quite a while & people are still debating the Carr pieces. I've got a few thoughts on the subject. Several years ago there were pictures of a Chinese counterfeiting operation in various threads on this forum. Featured prominently in those pictures was an actual US Mint press purchased as scrap that was being used to strike the coins. Mr Carr produces numerous items that can be classified as art. Having said that, changing the date on an existing design hardly qualifies as imaginative and/or artistic.

You guys aren't going to believe the new sexiness Dan has created. I just bought these two for my overstrike set. The 2oz Broken Sword Peace dollar is killer too. It all is actually! Hurry up If you want one as who knows how limited the mintages will be but I can guarntee a rush on buying today

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