Wanted to buy: "Die Hard" COUNTERFEIT 1799 Bust dollar
lordmarcovan
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I would like to purchase an example of the well-known and deceptive die-struck counterfeit 1799 Bust dollar, known as the "Die Hard" on this page about counterfeit Bust dollars.
The most obvious hallmark of this counterfeit is the broken "R" in LIBERTY:
One of my biggest goals for the Holey Coin Vest is a Bust dollar, but lately I have been thinkin' that if I could find one of these deceptive die-struck counterfeit 1799's with the broken "R" in LIBERTY, then drill a hole in it and put it on the vest, that would be a good use of it.
It would not be in the marketplace to harm the unwary, and I would have a very convincing-looking Bust dollar for the vest, at a cheaper price, and probably in a better grade than I could have afforded in a real one. Normally I do not drill any holes in my vest coins myself, of course, but in this case I would make an exception.
Anybody have one of these? I would pay $20-30 for one, or swap some genuine coins for it. I would probably be able to find one on eBay, but my chances of winning it would be slim, since unfortunately there is never a shortage of folks who mistakenly bid a lot of money on these, thinking them genuine.
The most obvious hallmark of this counterfeit is the broken "R" in LIBERTY:
One of my biggest goals for the Holey Coin Vest is a Bust dollar, but lately I have been thinkin' that if I could find one of these deceptive die-struck counterfeit 1799's with the broken "R" in LIBERTY, then drill a hole in it and put it on the vest, that would be a good use of it.
It would not be in the marketplace to harm the unwary, and I would have a very convincing-looking Bust dollar for the vest, at a cheaper price, and probably in a better grade than I could have afforded in a real one. Normally I do not drill any holes in my vest coins myself, of course, but in this case I would make an exception.
Anybody have one of these? I would pay $20-30 for one, or swap some genuine coins for it. I would probably be able to find one on eBay, but my chances of winning it would be slim, since unfortunately there is never a shortage of folks who mistakenly bid a lot of money on these, thinking them genuine.
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