I concur. This is a modern counterfeit with little doubt.
An auction is, by default, a competitive cut-throat winner-takes all solution to selling an item. There are at least four players: The seller,...
Numismetrica.com It's free and works on any web browser (desktop or smart phone). Coins are listed in album form and it tracks fair market and...
Oh jeez... I have an entire blog full of them that's growing by the day: http://fakes.numismetrica.com But here are some of my favorites. :-)...
To misquote the rabbi from Fiddler on the Roof: "There is a counterfeit for everything!" :-)
$2 bills are always fun to tip with and it's a shame they don't circulate more as they are my personal favorite among paper money (Jefferson on...
Ok here's one between myself and my wife while we were both sorting through some nickel rolls with the kids and she was earlier on in the hobby....
This is why it's important to share your hobbies with your spouse, and your kids.. :-)
My Eldest Daughter's Entry Also, I'm not sure if the OP will allow this (two entries on one account) but once my eldest daughter saw my entry she...
The 1877 Trade Dollar they're selling is definitely fake. There are problems with the branch (missing stems) and multiple discrepancies in the...
Aye, it looks plated to me. The weight will tell the truth on this one.
Morgan and Simon I actually carry two "lucky coins" on me at any given time, and each of them has their own purpose. [IMG] The first I call...
A Little Art Nouveau [IMG] Here's my entry. :-) So I was thinking about classic designs, and what would be a good way to "update" things a...
I have seen the Red Book do quite a bit of "damage" at auctions, as new collectors or individuals interested in flipping a quick buck overpay...
Now that I think about it: Legally, it would. If you wanted to, you could turn that very overstruck coin into the Mint for it to be replaced with...
The penny was more probably exposed to a blow torch or some other spot-source of heat, hence the concentric circles: layers where the metal...
Counterfeiting is as old as coinage. It'll never go away. :-) However, as counterfeiting methods advance, so do counterfeit detection methods,...
If you take a legal tender Peace Dollar and ding it with a hammer so that the date is blanked out, is it still Legal Tender? Yes. Is a PO1 Peace...
The coin in the OP is environmental damage. I have several of those in my PMD collection from nickel roll hunting. That counterfeit Westward...
A counterfeit is merely anything made with the criminal intent to defraud, otherwise it's simply an art piece (which covers reproductions, fantasy...
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