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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silvermonger, post: 1294821, member: 12490&quot;]Dont ignore the difference between COPY coins and COUNTERFEIT coins</p><p><br /></p><p>A copy coin is like the OP sells, clearly marked -copy- and used to fill a hole in an album. Amusment purposes only! Get it?</p><p>I have a $10 copy coin in the hole in place of a 1893s Morgan. Just for fun! No one would EVER mistake it for a real 1893s Morgan! In fact it looked so out of place (shiny) that I replaced it with a Club Wooden Nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>A counterfeit may be so close to original only an expert could tell the differences. Some differences can be very subtle. Just the length of the serif on number or a die bridge from one letter to another. Very loose distinctions to the naked eye.</p><p>Thank Goodness there are many who take an interest in, and collect and trade counterfeits, as that is the body of knowledge that we mere mortals can draw upon to verify the very expensive coins we may be considering. Without the counterfeit collections and the enthusiasts who delight in finding every last error to contrast the near perfect fakes against the real coins, we would all be sitting ducks.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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