Counterfeit Seated quarter - contemporary or modern?
rhedden
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I haven't seen this particular counterfeit Seated 25c before. Is it yet another a modern fake, or a contemporary/period counterfeit? The fact that it has been cleaned suggests that it's old, but then again, maybe not.
https://ebay.com/itm/265434936913?hash=item3dcd27b651:g:El4AAOSwZGNhqpPa
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It looks like a poor quality Chinese piece. I doubt it’s contemporary.
It feels like a modern fake to me. I have seen other modern fakes that have a similar look.
Ah, I get it. "Period." Made me think for a second there!
I misread the question and was in the process of editing…
I posted too fast and made a funny where there wasn't one.
Looks like a modern fake to me.... Lots of them coming on the market. Very sad to see such a flood of trash in the hobby right now. Caveat emptor has never been more appropriate. Cheers, RickO
It looks like a poor quality modern fake.
That’s rough.
Looks modern.
The "cleaning" is part of the antiquing process meant to make it look old.
A posted image would help those late to the party
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Hmmmm..... the direct link to the image is still showing on my screen. It seems the item was taken down from eBay, but I still have the image cached on my computer. Fun and games with internet browsers.
Try out this link:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/El4AAOSwZGNhqpPa/s-l1600.jpg
its gone
Thanks; pretty terrible example...
Aren't they all? Even the period counterfeits were used to defraud someone 100+ years ago.
I looks modern to me. It appears to be die struck. Most of the old fakes were cast copies.