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Message:: [QUOTE="micheldura2, post: 750989, member: 18966"]"Coyote" <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~reidgold/draped_busts/Counterfeit_1799_A_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> <img src="http://home.comcast.net/~reidgold/draped_busts/Counterfeit_1799_A_rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />                         The above 1799 fake is the most frequently seen counterfeit Bust dollar on eBay and in the numismatic marketplace as a whole. It's so badly styled that you would think that nobody would be fooled, but people regularly are. Liberty's face, rather than sporting a placid smile, is scowling. Her breast is grossly elongated. The reverse is totally lacking in central detail, including the motto. The coin has a reeded rather than lettered edge. This type originated in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Large numbers were brought back to the U.S. by returning service personnel. More recently, the same type was produced in the Persian Gulf and brought back by service personnel returning from the Gulf War. The coin consists of copper alloyed with small amounts of nickel and zinc. Unlike most of the counterfeits pictured here, this one is slightly overweight. One specimen I've seen from the Vietnam era weighs 30.3g, another slightly thicker one from the Gulf War era weighs 31.3g.  I HAVE ONE OF THESE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED. IT REALLY LOOKS COYOTE UGULY....HA! HOW CAN I GET RID OF THIS THING?[/QUOTE]

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