Contemporary Counterfeit 1926 Buffalo Nickel

Hey Folks, to the best of my knowledge, this is a discovery coin!

It’s a “1926 buffalo nickel” made on German silver.

I pulled this out of circulation a year or two ago but hadn’t really gotten around to studying it.

I sent it to someone who studies them and did an XRF scan. He confirmed it was common to use German silver for contemporary counterfeits.

Feel free to comment or share your own counterfeit coins!

 

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Yes, yes it is. I wonder if that way cool scale came with it?

 

Yes, though it’s a bit cheating. I was in Europe and got my hands on tons of nickels. This came out of that batch.

 

That's a real fun coin @Seattlite86 Is that damage or a huge die crack coming from the leg?

 

Thank you! That’s a crack, actually. It was the crack that first alerted me to the coin being off. Never seen one go sideways like that. I then saw pitting on the obverse and suspected it was a counterfeit. There are a couple of rim dings at the 6 o’clock on the obverse.

 

I have a few counterfeits. This is my favorite.

 

The only one I have (that I know about). Your nickel looks pretty good at first glance but it seems like by the color you can tell how much copper is in it.

 

Awesome counterfeits!