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Found my first contemporary counterfeit today for 50 cents. It's a lead cast 1907 Barber half dollar. Pretty cool piece. Couple questions though, is it legal? Are they rare or collectible? Any thoughts are greatly appreciated thanks!    |
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Bedrock of the Community
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It's certainly not legal to counterfeit coins. It's okay to own, just don't try to spend it!  Out of curiosity, how much does it weigh? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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12.179 grams I forgot to add!
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12.179 grams Hmmm...I would expect it to be heavier if it were lead. That's underweight for a real silver Barber Half. Are you sure it's not just a heavily damaged original, maybe a cleaned dig find?  Does it have any "silvery" ring to it? In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
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11/13/2017 12:42 am
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Oh come on Spruett! That suckers a fake for sure, no good details. It may be lead and tin mixed, to get the color better.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Oh come on Spruett! That suckers a fake for sure That's what I initially thought but, I had to ask! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
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If it's pure Lead you should be able to bend it with your fingers .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I found a counterfeit walker last year coin roll hunting, I had no clue it was fake til I did the ping test on it and was like huh that's weird. My business partner in coins was played too. I gave it to him since he uses them as educational tools.
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Nice find for your black cabinet!  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I used to have one of those but gave it away. Now wish I'd have keep it. Mine too was an odd weight but then I had to remember there are massive amounts of different mixtures with Lead.
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Oh come on Spruett! That suckers a fake for sure, no good details. ...which really makes it a real fake coin? How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Pillar of the Community
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Likely a pot metal mix, exonumia dealers will generally sell these cast pieces for $3-$5. The OP's piece is about as crude a one as I've seen.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice, thanks for sharing!
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