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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 798202, member: 15445&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Heads-up guys.&nbsp; This last Saturday in Westchester NY I saw a nice off center Liberty nickel and an off center Indian nickel.&nbsp; Both are off center and both were suspect of being counterfeit.&nbsp; I believe that they are struck counterfeits from China.&nbsp; The guy that owns them concurs with this suspicion &amp; he is in the process of returning the two pieces.&nbsp; I’m promised close-up high resolution photos to post here but I’m still waiting.&nbsp; The following photos are the result of my clumsy attempt at show floor photography.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">They are definitely die struck counterfeits.&nbsp; The dies include good detail in Liberty’s hair and weak detail in the corn (from strike?) and decent details in the balance of the reverse wreath.&nbsp; The planchet used is poor quality and weighed slightly out-of-spec.&nbsp; The planchet looks to have been artificially aged (darkened).&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I did not give much attention to the off center Indian but it appeared to have the same characteristics as the Liberty.&nbsp; The Indian planchet was also aged &amp; darkened.&nbsp; Seeing the two nickels together, the darkness makes them look quite suspect.&nbsp; Viewing them separately, would probably fool most novice collectors.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I hope to post better photos soon. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">collect89</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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