A Spin Off Topic About Exoguy's Fake/Counterfeit Civil War Tokens Now On Ebay

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TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 04/09/2018 10:00 pm Okee Doke, This is a spin off from topic Counterfeit Civil War Tokens Now on ebay http://goccf.com/t/314219 I thought I should start a new topic to reach more people interested in what these look like. I have 80 images uploaded. ( 40 FAKE Civil War Tokens ) from a seller in Hungary which I do not mention the name. I will say that the seller did provide good images and I kept the titles very close to what the listings were titled. All of which I recorded. The next day when these ended, some sold for over $100.00. The purpose of this post is to educate Civil War Token collectors what these FAKES look like. This took quite a bit of work so I sure hope it is allowed. I only do this to help out the community and promote awareness. I could have been fooled by quite a few of these myself. Others look like cheap camouflage. To see the album where you can look at these individually is finished. to see it click here. http://www.coincommunity.org/galler...p?album=1978 I made a collage of what I managed to work with. Report this Post to the Staff

indian_hoarder Pillar of the Community United States 5079 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 01:02 am It should be obvious, but note the two-tone coloring of the metal on most of these. These guys also put out a series of Indian Head cents a while ago with the same look. Unfortunately I did not capture them as masterfully as TNG. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 02:25 am WOW, TNG! What a fine job you did! I humbly applaud your efforts on this project! I'm forwarding a link to this thread to other CWT guys. While many of these fakes are of relatively common CWT's, some are copies of rare varieties. Sadly, I can envision some of these fakes unwittingly passing through collector hands for years to come. Viewed as a lot like this, they're easier to comprehend as being fakes, what with the similar discoloration and generally crusty surfaces. BTW, I thought the seller was in Czeckoslovakia, as opposed to Hungary? The original ebay listings, early 2017, were from Bulgaria. Edited by ExoGuy 04/10/2018 02:32 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 07:42 am Thanks for your efforts TNG This will help many people further educate about the counterfeit tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 07:53 am Thanks for all the hard work to spread awareness. What if counterfeiters put all that effort towards good? I wish ebay did more to curb their actions. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 09:48 am I appreciate the "atta boys" on the project. I have heard these fakes are coming from several countries and sellers. The look of some of them like ExoGuy says is mushy and greasy. The coloring of some reminds me of Belgium jigsaw camouflage. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 6:36 pm @TNG.... "Awesome job" says one of my fellow CWTS members. He expects that the CWTS webmaster will post some of the pics on their site, too. Report this Post to the Staff
Dave H Pillar of the Community United States 1436 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 8:02 pm TNG, EXOGUY took the words right out of my mouth. Thanks for the effort to educate those who collect CWTs! Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 04/10/2018 9:02 pm awwww shucks. Glad to help. I am also going to add some Chinese US Fake coins to my album, they will follow the thumbnails of the CWT's as I have a batch of those here that I acquired specifically for that purpose. Report this Post to the Staff
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A Spin Off Topic About Exoguy's Counterfeit Civil War Tokens Now On Ebay