counterfit? or authentic...? Million dollar question, 1944 steelie :D

so first of all, yes it sticks to a magnet, and it looks like a shiny 43 would, except the reverse, which has me speechless.
ive stared at it for a good few hours threw a loupe, and a microscope... it is in my words amazing, if it is a fake, i dont know how such a fake could be made so good,but lets hope im not going to find that out!

 

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The rim above E PLURIBUS UNUM has me thinking it is a cast coin.
The "doubling" of E PLURIBUS UNUM sure is interesting.

 

I'm afraid that's actually not a very good fake at all. That kind of doubling is really common on modern counterfeits.

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Ditto!

Chris

 

Incredibly bad fake.

 

Agree, fake. the font, engraving, all is way off.

 

If it came from Croatia or somewhere, there is a 0% chance it is real.

 

My buddy actually found this in his pocket change

 

Get it examined send it in to ANACS its like 9 dollars plus shipping.

 

As mentioned above, bad fake

 

You Can buy these on wish.com

 

I dont have the coin anymore, my buddy might still have it and for 9 dollars and shipping that's not bad, even if it's fake it is worth peace of mind lol

 

I see all kinds of fake coins on wish but never this one, is there a link I could check out??

 

Counterfeit coin. The 'finning' on the rim is casting slag as noted by another member. Doubling like that has never been reported for that date for a DDR. And although it could be your picture, the wheat stalks are to far away from the rim. I wouldn't worry about tracking down the coin unless you are a collector of counterfeit coinage. It's a fake only worth what you'll pay for it.

 

Nope not a fan or collector of counterfeit coins, only have one In my collection and that's cause my mom found it in a coinstar

 

I should definitely research counterfeits though so I can identify them better

 

Check out Henning nickels. Interesting story and they can be found in circulation. Takes a little luck of course.

 

Looks overstruck on a '43.