Here Is A Gorgeous Lead Fake 1929 Walker Half

This 1929 dated half is the latest dated lead piece that I can recall seeing. It was likely cast during the Great Depression years. I have a similar piece, dated 1918, that was given to me by my Dad in the mid 1950's.

Over the years, I've accumulated a number of Barber type coins, cast in lead. One is a 1903-S Barber dime. To my experience, these lead Barbers are far more plentiful than the subsequent types: Mercury dimes, Standing Liberty quarters and Walker halves.

Consider that many thousands of immigrants were coming to America in the early twentieth century. Being unfamiliar with the currency here, they'd have been most vulnerable to accepting these cast fakes.

Got my new scale, so this contemporary counterfeit weighs 9.95g.

Yep, got a few of these CCCs myself.