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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 2177309, member: 15062&quot;]While on one hand we deride the flood of Chinese counterfeits, on the other hand we find some counterfeits desirable and sought after, and in many cases bring high dollar amounts.</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance, the Henning 1944 no mint mark Nickel.&nbsp; Then there are the 1923-D and 1930-D Dimes thought to have been produced by the Soviets.&nbsp; Probably the most proficient of the counterfeiters was the &quot;Omega Man&quot; who made perfect copies of High Relief Double Eagles, Indian Eagles and Three Dollar gold pieces.&nbsp; The many Micro-O Morgan Dollars are known to be counterfeits.&nbsp; Not exactly in the same category, but passed off as fakes were the Tatum gold plated 1883 Nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are likely hundreds of other examples that haven&#039;t been detected but are as good as the Mint&#039;s output.&nbsp; The only reason the above examples were found out was because, in the case of the Hennings and the dimes, the date/mint mark combination was an impossibility.&nbsp; The only reason the gold fakes were detected was because their great numbers led to a closer detailed examination and the counterfieter&#039;s &quot;signature&quot; was found on each. </p><p><br /></p><p>But that doesn&#039;t answer the question of why these are collectible while others are not.&nbsp; As the Chinese copies become more sophisticated will they eventually become acceptable?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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