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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25353816, member: 101855"]Here is the 1796 counterfeit half dollar I promised to post. This piece made through a major auction in the early 1960s, if memory serves. PCGS caught it as a counterfeit. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621836[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the genuine coin that was used to make the counterfeit. Note that this piece is sharper and that there are marks in exactly the same places. Often the counterfeit will lose detail on the highest points which is what you see here. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621838[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are individual photos of each side of the two pieces. </p><p><br /></p><p>Counterfeit</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621840[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Genuine. It's really great when you can find the genuine item that was used to make the counterfeit. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1621841[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621842[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 25353816, member: 101855"]Here is the 1796 counterfeit half dollar I promised to post. This piece made through a major auction in the early 1960s, if memory serves. PCGS caught it as a counterfeit. [ATTACH=full]1621836[/ATTACH] Here is the genuine coin that was used to make the counterfeit. Note that this piece is sharper and that there are marks in exactly the same places. Often the counterfeit will lose detail on the highest points which is what you see here. [ATTACH=full]1621838[/ATTACH] Here are individual photos of each side of the two pieces. Counterfeit [ATTACH=full]1621839[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621840[/ATTACH] Genuine. It's really great when you can find the genuine item that was used to make the counterfeit. [ATTACH=full]1621841[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1621842[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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