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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2539829, member: 15019&quot;]I&#039;m also very interested in contemporary counterfeits and have posted quite a few here over the years. Very cool and historical area that I feel is under appreciated in numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>About that 1874 half, it looks to be cast from a zinc base, something that was popular around the 1930&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also here are some CC&#039;s I&#039;ve posted here that you and others may find of interest <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-contemporary-counterfeit-1838-half-dollar.195045/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-contemporary-counterfeit-1838-half-dollar.195045/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/an-interesting-contemporary-counterfeit-1838-half-dollar.195045/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-mexican-counterfeits-two-contemporary-one-modern.196752/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-mexican-counterfeits-two-contemporary-one-modern.196752/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/three-mexican-counterfeits-two-contemporary-one-modern.196752/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/contemporary-counterfeit-straits-settlements-1845-cent-any-non-regal-collectors.199205/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/contemporary-counterfeit-straits-settlements-1845-cent-any-non-regal-collectors.199205/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/contemporary-counterfeit-straits-settlements-1845-cent-any-non-regal-collectors.199205/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1802-silver-contemporary-counterfeit-8-reales-wrong-assayer.246795/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1802-silver-contemporary-counterfeit-8-reales-wrong-assayer.246795/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1802-silver-contemporary-counterfeit-8-reales-wrong-assayer.246795/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1788-chile-2-reales-contemporary-counterfeit-kleeberg-type.275949/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1788-chile-2-reales-contemporary-counterfeit-kleeberg-type.275949/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1788-chile-2-reales-contemporary-counterfeit-kleeberg-type.275949/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/malay-peninsula-kelantan-10-keping-contemporary-counterfeit.282382/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/malay-peninsula-kelantan-10-keping-contemporary-counterfeit.282382/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/malay-peninsula-kelantan-10-keping-contemporary-counterfeit.282382/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This is not contemporary, but relevant</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fakes-meant-to-deceive-vs-those-that-are-not.267376/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fakes-meant-to-deceive-vs-those-that-are-not.267376/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fakes-meant-to-deceive-vs-those-that-are-not.267376/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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