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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RedTiger, post: 681309, member: 19098&quot;]I believe these are widely counterfeited in Ecuador where they are used as currency. Folks have even reported counterfeit Ike&#039;s, as well as any number of low cost foreign coins. Think about it this way, if it costs 25 cents to make the copy, and they can churn them out, that&#039;s still plenty of profit.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Bust halves, they were even counterfeited back when they were new. Contemporary counterfeits are a sub-specialty. What helps Busties and early copper is that so many collectors pay attention to die varieties, that a convincing fake that will get by an expert requires a lot more work than many other series. The downside is that it requires the collector to study up on all the die varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>Best do like you suggested in your other thread, buy coins with a known provenance, that can be traced. Maybe you will still end up with a fake once in a while, but the odds seem a lot higher. The other absolutely safe route to go, is to only buy new products direct from the U. S. Mint or other world mints. At least, you&#039;ll know it is real product.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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