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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1293002, member: 19463&quot;]I do not collect American coins but have been shown more of these than certainly real ones are known to exist (is three about right?).&nbsp; As I recall, the originals were patterns and at least some were made by casting so an edge seam is not a 100% certain sign of a fake.&nbsp; I recall being told that most fakes are too light so anything under about 5g. is 99.99% fake while heavier coins are only 99.9% certain to be fake.&nbsp; One of the fakes I was shown (by my dentist who figures anyone who collects ancient coins would know about 1776???) had a prominent die break making the coin look even more awful than most.&nbsp; I wonder how many different fakers have made these over the years?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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