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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 25256988, member: 114169&quot;]This one is unusually deceptive.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is cast.&nbsp; I have a few similar pieces that were passed off as genuine with this one.&nbsp; They were cut in half with a pair of bolt cutters.</p><p><br /></p><p>This particular counterfeit has a silver &quot;skin&quot; layered over a copper core.&nbsp; I believe the dies were created possible using a lost wax mold.&nbsp; The areas on the reverse rim that look like a small CUD or &quot;fin&quot; is actually the silver skin folding back upon itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>If scratch tested, the results are silver.&nbsp; Same if examined with one of those metal scan guns.&nbsp; They are non-magnetic, and they have a distinct &quot;ring&quot; when dropped on a hard surface, although a different tone than a genuine dollar. Where they show their true colors is they are about 1.5 grams too light, and the edge reeding was created in a cartoonish collar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos of their section when cut in half.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1611034[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1611035[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a comparison of the reeding.&nbsp; Genuine on the left, fake on the right.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1611036[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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