Fake/Counterfeit Oregon Trail Silver Half Dollar Going Around. Obvious Fake.

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4504 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 01/29/2018 9:35 pm https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/c...half-dollar/ I am no expert, but this one is so bad that it is embarrassing to me that anybody who claims to be a collector could fall for it... which has already happened. I think that in some minds, some collectors think "this coin is so crappy it must be real" mike * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 01/29/2018 11:24 pm Actually this can be of concern. Wait till someone uses it as a pocket piece. I wonder what it looks like afterwards. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 03:02 am Quote: Actually this can be of concern. Wait till someone uses it as a pocket piece. I wonder what it looks like afterwards. Assuming the fakes are of the same composition. Personally, it would take way too long to be worth it to wear down a fake to disguise the evidence. I've been working on a Morgan for 10 months now and I have yet to get all the gold plating off. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 04:54 am But what happen if you introduce an industrial scale rock tumbler into the equation? Unfortunately I'm seen some Chinese counterfeits that have been artificially worn out. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
4504 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 01/30/2018 09:20 am Dang gxseries, I'm not trying to kiss your * Edited by Staff \| The bad word filter is in place for a reason. Bypassing the filter and making the intended word obvious anyway is completely unacceptable. * or anything, but that is one heck of a collection. and that is just a part of it? I thought I had something going on with my 55 coins but now I realize I got nothing, at least when compared to collections like yours. Edited by 4504 01/30/2018 09:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 1:26 pm Thanks for the link. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15433 Posts	Posted 01/31/2018 5:11 pm I have honestly given up on reporting ebay listed counterfeit classic silver commemorative examples .... My personal interest in honestly circulated examples compels me to search the entire ebay listing ... and as a result I often come across obvious (to me) counterfeits. Report them to ebay ... nothing happens. I say buyer beware and education such as CCF provides is your best defense. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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