Very cool- Here is the most recent interesting book I purchased- Contemporary Counterfiet Capped Bust Half Dollars Bone- you'd like this one.
Yes it is a struck counterfeit- a darn good one-
OK you got me- a small example - :smile It was 100 years ago when news traveled at a snails pace & the best didnt have near enough examples...
I thought it may be cool & a good educational thread to start- It may not be every day but Ill try to post at least one a week- If anyone...
There are minute diagnostics on all coins that could not be replicated in a way to make them look original in appearance- From metal flow lines...
Some guy with a press would NOT fool me - It would take an amazing amount of trouble to make a coin that would even come to a degree of being...
Sorry to say but I believe it is a counterfit- the denticles are the give away for me- way to crude for a chinese piece.
There are only 2-3 people who I would trust- One would be Shamu-;) If you know who Im speaking of ,if not then I have already said too much.
Ahhhh. After going thru the book & checking that one I believe you are correct. You stare at a piece too long & it seems that you lose site of...
Bonedigger this one is for you- 1827 Capped Bust O-124a ? So Ben if you would chime in here or anyone else who has experiance with Bust halves-...
I do not consider my self a force ,but Thanks to those who have mentioned my name ......Or put me in "the collective group":rolleyes:;) When...
That sure is a purty old mint Morgan reverse.:hail:
You can learn alot by viewing counterfits - This will be the last post but if you have a certain coin you want to see as a counterfit Im sure we...
Sure wish we could do more than 5 pics in a post-
even more-
More-
Im going to do a few more for you guys so bare with me- I could probably fill this thread for a few days with pics-
Here are a sample of our collection of counterfits-
Thanks Speedy- To clarify - I work for the company ,I dont own it. The amount of business we do on Ebay is tiny compared to our wholesale...
Thanks for the replies- I was seriously just venting - I do hope that someday there will be a marketplace for coins that can truly compete...
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