1867 Shield Nickel Fake/Counterfeit - Lead

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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 1:03 pm Most of the lead coins I see this old are in pretty bad shape. This one was a surprise as still shows a lot of detail. 1867 Shield nickel counterfeit - lead Report this Post to the Staff

dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 2:13 pm Nice one! Here is the one that lead (pun intended) me to CCF back in 2011. It is in really rough shape. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 2:28 pm Very interesting, both of them! Report this Post to the Staff
QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 03/21/2021 11:05 pm Cool examples. What weirdo would make it out of lead? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/22/2021 08:29 am Lead makes sense for counterfeits of silver coins as the densities are similar, but less sense for base metal denomination coinage. Report this Post to the Staff
QuarterHoarder72 Pillar of the Community United States 2156 Posts	Posted 03/22/2021 09:55 am Ahhh I see. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/22/2021 4:23 pm Fairly decent shape for a Lead coin. Report this Post to the Staff
JohnH4444 Valued Member 206 Posts	Posted 03/22/2021 6:40 pm A lead cent is one of the stranger counterfeits I've seen. Why not make it out of copper? They weigh and look completely different Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 03/23/2021 11:13 pm I think I have at least one lead Wheat penny in my collection as well. Not sure at all what they were looking to accomplish with that. Maybe not a counterfeit effort but some odd project someone did for a county fair or something. Report this Post to the Staff
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1867 Shield Nickel Counterfeit - Lead