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<p>[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3039597, member: 66"]Many of the wrong reverse Chinese counterfeits that were seen several years ago were simply the result of laziness of the counterfeiter. They would simply use an undated reverse die and pair it with many different dated obverse dies. At one time it was possible to buy a complete set of half cents that all had the same reverse die. Including years for which that reverse was the wrong style.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type of economy practiced by counterfeiter is quite common. All of the micro oh counterfeit Morgan dollars were some the same reverse die. Among Lincoln's cents we have seen the same counterfeit reverse wheat cent die used to make all the early S mints, 1924 D, 1931 S, and 1943 copper cent counterfeits among others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Conder101, post: 3039597, member: 66"]Many of the wrong reverse Chinese counterfeits that were seen several years ago were simply the result of laziness of the counterfeiter. They would simply use an undated reverse die and pair it with many different dated obverse dies. At one time it was possible to buy a complete set of half cents that all had the same reverse die. Including years for which that reverse was the wrong style. This type of economy practiced by counterfeiter is quite common. All of the micro oh counterfeit Morgan dollars were some the same reverse die. Among Lincoln's cents we have seen the same counterfeit reverse wheat cent die used to make all the early S mints, 1924 D, 1931 S, and 1943 copper cent counterfeits among others.[/QUOTE]
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