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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2765850, member: 4781&quot;]I believe this coin was made using some sort of physical transfer from genuine coins to false dies. In that regard, it is the same as numerous other counterfeits produced during the last 60 years or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is pretty obvious that a genuine 1884-CC VAM-7 was used as a model for the obverse. The luster on the coin looks wrong as does the frost on the center of the obverse. So I do not believe that it was a &quot;sandwich&quot; job made from two genuine coins. Also, a genuine 1884-CC with that clean of a cheek would probably be worth too much to cut in half (unless the reverse was badly damaged).</p><p><br /></p><p>The replication of the die gouge from the 1884-CC shows a very high resolution transfer. Any bag marks on the model coin would transfer at the same resolution. That would be the key to identifying such counterfeits (in addition to the odd luster).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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