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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***Fool me twice, they must have been a drunk blind dog... LOL After taking a couple pictures, there are soooooo many ways this thing screams fake ya fool. I'm thinking it is made from brass and coated with ? I still find it an interesting piece, but wonder, just how the heck anyone, even a brand new rookie would think this was real. Whadyathunk?   Edited by NDBirdman
12/04/2018 12:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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The date/mm combination should be all you need.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm debating on leaving it as is as only a drunk-blind man would think it real, or finding some small letter punches and stamp it with fake somewhere on the back.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The question is, was it made to try and fool a collector, or to pass in circulation?
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes. But the date and MM should definitely be a clear sign this is fake. Not sure if this is a contemporary counterfeit or a modern one.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm sure one of the folks here that collect contemporary counterfeits could tell you.
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Bump, would love to know, contemp or modern fantasy piece.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Need even a good looking fake. But I'm sure many people will be fooled and buy these things.
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Bump, would love to know, contemp or modern fantasy piece. Not a contemporary counterfeit. Here's a comparison photo of your coin to a known 1888 modern Chinese counterfeit:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Here is my 1888 CC. It was in a lot of Morgan's I purchased over 10 years ago. Thankfully this was the only fake one in the lot. I have saved it and use it for educational purposes. Lesson learned...   |
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Unfortunately, fakes are not a new problem - I got a nasty Seated Liberty quarter from a vendor at a coins show when I was just a kid. Learned my lesson young. But fakes are flooding the market these days along with counterfeit slabs and labels. This must put off a lot of new collectors and damge the hobby. It really hurts everyone, except the counterfeiters. |
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Not a contemporary counterfeit. Here's a comparison photo of your coin to a known 1888 modern Chinese counterfeit:
That's that nailed it, modern fake. |
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Connor, your fake is alot nicer than my fake! Nice! (for a fake.... LOL) And bummer, I thought I had a one of a kind..hehe
Edited by NDBirdman
01/08/2019 12:12 pm
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Conder101, is it a modern fake, or modern fantasy piece as this coin was never minted by the US goberment?
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