1921 Peace Dollar 'Copy'
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I thought I'd post this 1921 Peace dollar that was given to me by my good friend @shortnock. I consider it to be rare, as it actually has the word 'COPY' on the reverse, when so many out there don't. Interestingly, it looks like 'COPY', which is raised, might have been added after the coin was made, as at an angle you can see a seam between the letters and the field. I guess the question here is, why was this made?
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Why was it made? To separate fools from their money.
Another bit of trivia....
As I understand it, the HPA requires that the word copy be stamped into the coin, with the letters being a certain minimum height and the stamping being a certain measurement deep.
So, I believe the maker of your replica was still breaking the law.
I didn't realize it had to be stamped. I'm really tempted to soak it in acetone to see if they come off.
Nice photos, as usual by Christian. This specimen will not take a magnet. Has a higher-pitched ring-tone.
Interestingly the obverse bust looks quite good, but the eagle's face and feet look awful.
Practice piece for the counterfeiters.
Yup, I zoomed in on the feet first. And that face looks empty. Peace Roy
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“COPY” appears to have been imparted by the original die, not an after-the-fact application. A raised counter-punch that high in relief would have caused much distortion on both faces of the coin, which are not present.
Assuming “Copy” was added at some latter time it probably fooled a lot of them back in the day.
That was not added afterwards...surface surrounding it would be distended. Cheers, RickO
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The eagle sure looks angry.