Contemporary Counterfeits

It's genuine, but shows considerable damage. Possibly was buried - surfaces are very porous.

 

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I don't think the Shield nickel is a counterfeit either.

 

That is not a good reason for calling it genuine. C/F's made with transfer dies duplicate the genuine coin. Most of the stuff on this thread are crude fakes with no relation to genuine specimens.

Edit: "Genuine" was already posted.

 

Wow.

 

Here's one I bought of the bay a few years back.

 

That's a counterfeit, but it's a modern one not a contemporary one.

 

I greatly appreciate posts like this and would like to see more. Always being up-dated and educated on these "contemporary counterfeits" keeps me on my toes when looking for new pieces to my collection. Thank you.

 

This contemporary counterfeit 1838 Bust Half is scarce low grade but collectable !

 

SMH, so there IS a 1896-o micro-o but this is one shown is fake. Educate me further on this. When is a mirco-o real and when is a mirco-o fake ? What am I looking for ? Also what was the weight is THIS Morgan ?

 

I hear that the Chinese are attempting to slip legitimate Capped Busts into The Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Dollar Club.

 

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John Lorenzo
Numismatist
United States

 

Looking through some of my old U.S. coins, after seeing this thread. This Trime don't look right to me. The wear pattern/design on the obverse and reverse look off. Counterfeit I assume?

 

How long before the Cap & Rays book?

 

Never really knew the difference. Thanks!

 

This looks bad - shape of date digits. If you have owned it longer than twenty years, I'll bet it is contemporary (WOW!) and a really deceptive one!

 

I am sure it will be great.

 

@Insider is right about the date. Doesnt look right at all. Also shows uneveness in with the stars. You need to weigh it and I cant tell from the pics but does it have a yellowish color to it. This would mean it is probably made from german silver.

With the very few that were made and high value of a real one, it could be chinese. If it is a CC than it is a very good one.

 

1880-O: About 50% of the genuine mintage have the normal-O, the other 50% have a micro-o.

1899-O About 80% of the genuine mintage have the normal-O, the other 20% have the micro-o. (Very scarce in higher grades).

These are the only two genuine micro-o Morgan Silver Dollars.

The weights of the VAM-listed vintage Morgan Dollar counterfeits are generally correct, and they have the full content of silver (sometimes even a little bit better than .900 fine).

 

I thought I posted this one here a while back but did not, so here is my 1822 Large Cent.

 

Thank you I want to continue to learn about things like this all the time so I know what to look for.