Another new counterfeit from a group of coins, recently purchased. Genuine Weight = 6.3 grams vs Counterfeit Weight = 4.7 grams. Harrison Stop Motion
I presume this was counterfeited at the time (1920s ?), when the point was to pass off base metal as silver. It was all about the bullion. But these days , nobody counterfeits a coin for its face value; they counterfeit it for its numismatic value. They want to create a rarity. So how come these trade dollar counterfeiters can't even get the weight right ??? That seems like the easiest thing to get right, and the easiest diagnostic to look for ! It seems extremely tough to get the strike looking good enough to fool anyone. If one has enough talent to do that, it seems getting planchet weight proper would be easy.
That's a cool novelty item. I bet you could sell it for a lot more than a genuine common-date SLQ in comparable condition. Can you say "ebay"?
fake quarter it is good that your fake quarter contained silver. modern fake coins were made of cooper nickel or base metal.
It is very unlikely that quarter contains any silver. It is too light to even be coppernickel. It is probably a tin and/or zinc alloy. If it ever had ay silver it would have been as a plating when it was new to make it easier to pass.
It would be pretty interesting to put together a type set of counterfeits. That's something I might try.
1853 Half Dollar I don't thinks real Cool I have a 1853 Half Dollar I don't thinks real?? Weigh 11.1 No mint mark??? Jeffrey
