Contemporary bogus/counterfeit collectors: Does this 1861 Trime look not authentic to you?
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Contemporary counterfeit. If I was @ home I could compare it to "Bad Metal" for an ID.
Giveaway is that the shield is uneven and the lines aren't straight.
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Z4-P in Winston Zack's Bad Metal book. 40+ reported.
An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.
Unauthorized Confederate issue?
How much is it worth?
Actually a fairly common contemporary counterfeit.
Is that bad tool marks as well? 🤨
How much is it worth?
Interesting, with a rim-to-rim die crack.
I agree.
What sets it apart just a little is the condition.
Many of these are slightly damaged or cleaned.
This one looks original.
I don't know the exact value- the prices are all over the board.
I paid $145.00 (all in) for the one I showed above.
Here is one that is holed I think the owner is asking too much:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/326272289464
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Thank you.
Here is an interesting article whereas one of these contemporary counterfeits was authenticated and slabbed by PCGS.
The kicker is, it was also stickered by CAC:
https://www.badmetalcoin.com/product-page/1861-3cs-z8-t-pcgs-cac-only-one-known
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Looks like "cast" surfaces.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
I have a secret collection of these, but do not have your particular CC.
On the web: http://www.earlyus.com
The OP is die struck.
As already stated, die struck contemporary fake. Looks cool though. Love the various die issues.
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