Is This A Contemporary Counterfeit?

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sjkrose Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 5:41 pm Here's a James-I shilling that weight approx. 5.69 grams which is close to the legal weight. The legends appear to be doubled on the obverse but the reverse seems to be very crude. I am curious if anyone has any thoughts as to this one being a contemporary counterfeit? Thanks Rickie Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 7:50 pm I'm sure that others will weigh in with more knowledgeable thoughts, but what I would say is that hammered silver quite often shows at least a little doubling. This piece perhaps has a bit more than usual, but I'm not thinking way more than might be found on an official issue. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/03/2018 8:14 pm Looks to be a typically struck official issue. Not too pretty, but the real deal. Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 03/04/2018 01:58 am It has the look of a real coin to me. Report this Post to the Staff
PaddyB Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 945 Posts	Posted 03/04/2018 03:58 am It looks OK to me. At that time the options were greatly reduced - cupro-nickel was not available and faking in silver defeated the object, so any counterfeits would be either lead/pewter, or silver dipped brass/copper. Either f these would be very obvious in hand. A modern copy is possible but also unlikely - I think they would have picked a better example to copy! Provided it is silver, I think you are OK. Report this Post to the Staff
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