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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 437299, member: 66&quot;]Contemporary counterfeit bust halves are often worth as much or more than genuine coins in similar condition.&nbsp; In the Conder token field the contemporary counterfeits are cataloged right along with the genuine tokens in the standard reference and are collected as part of the series.&nbsp; Some of the varieties of the state coppers are actually contemporary counterfeits.&nbsp; All of the Machins Mills halfpence, which are worth a significant amount, are contemporary counterfeits.</p><p><br /></p><p>One reason for the existance of electrotypes that was missed in the article was that in the early days of variety collecting there weren&#039;t good references with quality photos available. Owners of rare varieties would have electros made and distribute them to their collector friends.&nbsp; This would give them a hole filler until they could acquire a specimen, and give them a comparison piece that they could use to confirm the attribution when they thought they had found one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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