Here is an obviously worn, but highly sought after date and mint-mark in the Morgan Dollar Series. Yes, I know it's not real but still interesting never-the-less... Take Care Ben
You almost had me on that one. I was sitting here looking at the obverse pic thinking "That thing looks counterfeit. I wish I had a better pic to look at. How am I gonna tell Ole Ben that he bought a counterfeit?"
Okay. I'll bite. Is it because of the granular surface, or is it something more obvious. I'm still new and trying to learn. Dave
Yes. Very granular. And lack of details such as the stars on the obverse. And the color is off for a silver coin. You should buy one of these Chinese counterfeits to study so you can spot them.
it looks it has been cast rather than struck, what do you think the metal comp is? whats your opinion of the method of mfg ? interesting but kind of primitive compared to some coins floating out there. thanks for sharing! steve
No worries Dave, all you have is a picture to go by. The rims are ridiculously high and the coin just doesn't have the ring of silver, more of a thud and the weight (24 grams) is off by more than two grams. Then there are the numbers of the date, they are all off when compared to an original. Thanks for the comments
Yeah, that "5" is way off! The Counterfeiter must have borrowed it from from a German 5 Mark coin! It amazes me how that they can do such a great job on the details of Miss Liberty and the Eagle but screw up on the Date, the Obverse Lettering and having the Letters and Stars too close to the rim. Also, note the misplacement of the "O" Mint Mark on the Reverse! I think that stands for the "Old Shanghai Mint"! LOL!! Frank
This is one of a lot of (17, $80) I foolishly purchased from a seller in China three years ago. When the coins arrived I immediately knew they were counterfeit so I contacted PayPal/Ebay and after a few contentious e-mails and a phone call or two my money was refunded and subsequently told to "just keep the coins..." So I did and have since been giving them away to friends and having a contest or two for the forum membership. Take Care Ben
The most frequent thing I see on these counterfeits is the wrong reverse (like on your example). They always seem to model the rare date fakes from the 'D' reverse, which was only used in 1921.
