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swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 05/31/2006 11:54 am Here is another of the valuable contemporary circulating counterfeits that appear on ebay periodically. It proves that not all counterfeits are worthless. The high bidder in this case is a friend of mine who is a specialist in the Bank of England forgeries. This coin was most likely made at Birmingham between 1796 and 1810. It is a Sheffield plate - a sandwich of silver over copper. Unlike an electroplate - the silver layer in this case is part of the planchet which is struck. The technology was used from roughly 1770 to 1840. It was replaced by electroplating. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...m=8423909071 Report this Post to the Staff

rick New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 05/31/2006 12:25 pm I've often wanted a authentic example of one of these c/m pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 05/31/2006 12:44 pm The real ones are worth more than most of the counterfeit varieties. I got three of them when I first started collecting but switched over the more interesting forged varieties about 12 years ago. The ones with the octagonal counterstamps are more valuable still. I only have one of those and it is real. I bought it from Bowers and Marina years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
rick New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 05/31/2006 3:51 pm nice! Post pictures, please... I would LOVE to see them. I find the countermarked / counterstamped examples of the spanish colonial pieces to be very pleasing. To me, it sort of brings in the history of the coin - there it is, right in your hand. I even find the asian chopmarks can be interesting. Report this Post to the Staff
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