1872 Chihuahua Mint Peso Trial Strike?

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Rastafari New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/20/2022 1:38 pm This is a strange item I came across - seeking community input (calling Swamperbob): It is approx. 2mm thick and seems to be made of two pieces of aluminum or other light metal sandwiched together. The metal appears to be struck with dies from the 1872CH P/M Peso. What's interesting is how nicely struck the devices are - looks awfully like the real thing and the P/M is clearly visible (see https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...02&lot=22745 for comparison): Could this piece have been made with actual dies from the Chihuahua mint or is there some other explanation? If this was made using a cast of an original, wouldn't the result not be so crisp and perfect? Could this have been a test strike at the mint or were the dies subsequently recovered and used for novelty purposes? Edited by Rastafari 04/20/2022 1:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/20/2022 1:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188648 Posts	Posted 04/20/2022 4:17 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 5:13 pm Modern silliness. If you take a careful look at all of the seller's listings, I think the following should explain what's going on here: 175223821530 175223602221 Do note that the 1857-Go with it DOES in fact appear to be a "genuine" contemporary counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
Rastafari New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 04/26/2022 12:45 pm Thanks Realeswatcher. As this one was acquired with that genuine CCC you saw, I wondered if this could be a period piece also. I've seen the "presses" he sells, but they are rather crude and bubbly. This piece one is struck so nicely and doesn't show any evidence of casting, so how did it come out so sharp? Report this Post to the Staff
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