Talking about counterfeit nickels, Buffalo this time...

OnWithTheHunt

Found these two on ebay last month, a week apart, from the same seller. Koynekwest Certified. Recall a thread not that long ago about these and other dates.

EDITED; Should have read before posting. It's further down the page

yosclimber

Here's the thread:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1006179/unusual-1925-buffalo-nickel-what-say-you/p1
Partway down the thread is the post by @koynekwest with the diagnostics for the known counterfeits.
On the 1916-S it is a die line at 9:00 on the obverse, visible on the above photos.
I presume these were described as counterfeit in his auctions? (Your post is rather brief on text).

ricko

Thanks for the PUP @yosclimber ... and definitely visible on those two...Cheers, RickO

koynekwest

The '16-S can be told merely by it's appearance. It's far different than a real coin.

OnWithTheHunt

@yosclimber said:
I presume these were described as counterfeit in his auctions? (Your post is rather brief on text).

Listed as regular issues. Suspected strongly what they were and koynekwest confirmed so knew what I was buying.

koynekwest

A lot of people that are not truly familiar with the design are fooled by the '16-S. Tho it's crude it is far better than most counterfeits for the series.