Contemporary Counterfeit Bar Coppers?
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I've read that there were contemporary struck counterfeits identifiable by the way the letters cross over and under one another. Were these high quality strikings? Is any more or less known about who produced them or the circumstance of their striking than that of the originals? Are they commonly available, and how expensive are they? Any information about the counterfeit or genuine Bar Coppers would be great.
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Yes, there are counterfeit bar copper cents out there. A genuine bar copper exhibits the U underneath the S and the S is under the A in USA. If you flip the piece over and look at the bars, there is a very noticeable die crack on one of the center bars that all genuine specimens have. Off-center strikes for bar coppers are common so should not be used in counterfeit detection. The two diagnostics above is the fastest and easiest way to determine the authenticity of the piece.
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