They are faking the 1955 cent now?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by omegachop, May 26, 2023.

  1. omegachop

    omegachop New Member

    So I came across a listing online for a 1955 double die penny and it seemed too good to be true. I did a quick google search and it turns out you can buy them from China now? How in the world is someone supposed to tell what is real anymore? These fakes all look very real to me. Here is the listing photo in question, do you guys think it is real?

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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Well, it does say copy and Abe looks like a sleepy eye dude from Omaha .....
     
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  4. omegachop

    omegachop New Member

    The "copy" is just a photoshop to probably comply with legal requirements for listing online but I'm sure other vendors are out there selling them openly. Did you see the photos of the listing I posted? Do you think it's a real coin or a copy?

    I tried a new photo host and it seems to be showing up now.
     
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  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    No. It's fake. Nothing about it looks real.
     
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  6. omegachop

    omegachop New Member

    For what it's worth, the seller is asking $250 for it. So that was sort of a red flag for me.
     
  7. omegachop

    omegachop New Member

    I guess it was news to me but I just didn't know they had started faking our pennies now. The seller also has this 1916-D dime which I am guessing is also fake?

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  8. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins Supporter

    Surely you jest. It's an out and out FAKO.......
     
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  9. GH#75

    GH#75 Trying to get 8 hours of sleep in 4. . .

    Coins have been being faked for decades. This is not a new thing. There are a lot of Chinese counterfeits that have been made of american coins, from pennies to dollars. That is not a very good fake IMO, and Abe's face and hair are clear signs of it not being genuine.
    Also, the website says its a copy in the title, so you can't blame the seller.
     
  10. derkerlegand

    derkerlegand Well-Known Member

    I find the photo backgrounds more interesting.
     
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  11. desertgem

    desertgem Senior Errer Collecktor

    Lincolns bust and the area where the letters overlap are easy to see the difference.

    Mine:

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  12. serafino

    serafino Well-Known Member

    Thankfully that cent looks very fake
     
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  13. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    No, thanks for sharing the coins and information.
     
  14. -jeffB

    -jeffB Greshams LEO Supporter

    "Good" is not a word I'd use to describe how that "coin" looks. :yack:
     
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  15. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    What do you mean? We are like in Hollywood duudde.
     
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  16. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    That counterfeit of the 1955 doubled die cent has been around for quite awhile. I added to my virtual “black cabinet” of counterfeit coins years ago. If you see a picture of it straight on instead of at an angle, it’s more obvious.

    Bad photography and pictures shot at an angle are the stock in trade for counterfeit coin sellers. When you see that for a perspective purchase, turn the page. Don’t even consider buying it.

    I’ll post pictures of this counterfeit when I’m on my desktop.
     
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  17. robec

    robec Junior Member

    Grove Minting has a very realistic obverse but paired with a custom reverse.

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  18. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    A little history of the 1955/55 counterfeits. But first a few words to avoid the risk of being called a :bucktooth: know-it-all as some of the "experts" here have done in the past.
    Consider this when I post something now and in the future...

    1. I'm older than all of you except for Doug. ;)

    2. I was lucky enough to get in on the ground floor of Third-Party coin authentication in this country so I've seen a few counterfeits over the years.

    The 1955/55 is an expensive coin. By the 1960's a much better counterfeit (Published in 1963) than the one in the OP existed. For some prospective, this example would not have fooled any coin dealer back then; while the better made fake of the time was deceptive enough to fool most dealers. By the 1970's there were two or three very deceptive fakes of these coins in the market. The ANA's Certification Service published one of them in the 1980's. If I remember, it is the one with a tiny curved "spur" coming off the top of one of the 5's.

    IMO, anyone who has a genuine cent made between 1950 and 1957 in AU condition would see that the coin in the OP looks much different -nothing like it should. The key to avoiding counterfeits is a simple rule: Know what a genuine example looks like. That way, even for an experienced professional, you still may not know if a coin is authentic or not but you will know it looks differtnt than it should and that's the "red flag" we all look for.
     
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  19. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Well said.
     
  20. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    This might be the counterfeit that was posted in OP.

    1955 DDO Bad All.jpg

    Here is a genuine example.

    1955 DDO All.jpg
     
  21. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    This is your first line of defense. Unfortunately the notion of making a big score overcomes all rationality for a lot of people, which is why counterfeiting thrives. Your second line of defense is that the coin you posted looks like garbage, which it is. Trust your instincts.
     
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