1923-D Silver Mercury “Soviet” Dime

Hello, this Dime is a silver counterfeit “Soviet Dime” it is a 1923-D, a year which doesn’t actually exist, I’m wondering if anyone has any idea what it may be worth. I didn’t find any examples on eBay. There was another (old) thread about this counterfeit Dime and I asked the question, but was accused of “hijacking” the thread, so I’m posting it here. I don’t have any experience with infamous counterfeit coins. This one seems to be very well done, it’s a struck coin and it is actually made of silver. Thank you.

 

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Worth something to folks who collect counterfeits...........true collectors? Nah.

 

im assuming its a genuine coin with a glued on mint mark.

 

id pay 5 for one

 

Yeah I don’t collect stuff like this, but I’m sure plenty of people do.

 

There are counterfeit collects but it's not going to bring a lot.

 

I agree. Maybe not glued on but something like that... There seems to be a dark circle around the mint mark on the reverse.

 

that's how some 1914 D fakes are done. the metal was soft, so you slice a mintmark off of a random cent and paste it on a 1914. You make her look dirtied, and no one will question it.

that's their hope

 

Paying a lot of money for a known counterfeit is a risky move given the fact that it is illegal to own it. Yes, the law is selectively enforced, but the law is there nevertheless.

And yes, a glued-on mint mark is a possibility. There is a dark area around this one.

 

Looks like a 27 D to me.

 

Yeah, I thought that too, possible for wear to push some metal over to create the mid-prong of a 3, there’s enough wear.

But the year is good for Philly and San Francisco...that D mintmark seals the deal on counterfeit...they didn’t make any that year!…jmho...Spark

 

The top of the worn 3 in 1923 looks wrong to me...has a dentil on the tip that don't think was there on 3s...but clear enough (just barely) to be a 3. Thing is, to me, why would anyone be faking a dime...dimes...or other small denoms...? Seems they'd focus on the big stuff of halves and dollars.

 

It's against the law to knowingly sell a counterfeit coin or currency...

 

Thinking back...a dime in 1923 was like 1 or 2 dollars today, so the psychology would be: the smaller denoms get overlooked; easier to pass off. Henning did the same thing with nickels...imo...Spark

 

Good point about the inflation...easy to forget.

 

I thought it was only “against the law” to fraud or deceive someone with counterfeit moneies.
I have seen counterfeit coins (list as counterfeit) for sale at coin shows. Also openly listed on dealers web sites.

 

I thought I just read about this recently.......went back and looked through my monthly’s magazine subscription pile.......located this article in COIN WORLD:


“It’s is illegal to pass counterfeit coins as genuine. It is illegal to sell counterfeit coins as genuine collectible coins. It is not illegal to possess them or buy or sell them as numismatic curiosities.
Armen R Vartain, former Coin World legal columnist, put it succinctly; The statutes do not criminalize the mere possession of counterfeit money”

 

Buying a counterfeit or owning a counterfeit is in of itself not illegal. Knowningly selling (regardless of intent), spending, or giving any improperly-marked counterfeit manufactured after 1973 is illegal. Older counterfeits can be legally bought and sold without COPY being stamped into them as long as they are properly described as such.

Again, the is true for all post-1973 counterfeits. Older counterfeits are legal to sell given there is no “intent to defraud”.

 

I'm with ya now, the 9 is all kinds of wrong for either 1923 or 1927.

although from what I can find on the "soviet dime" the 9 is wrong for that also....

interesting. thanks for sharing.

 

why is it called a soviet dime?