In your opinion, what is the most heavily counterfeited U.S. coin? (Or series?)

TheLiberator

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ER

Bust dollars, Trade dollars.

Elcontador

Trade $s

clackamas

In "dollar terms"? has to be the lincoln cent.

hotpockets01

Hands down Trade Dollar

Baley

Replicated or counterfeited?

Replicated, Bust dollars.

Counterfeited? Something gold, either incuse indian or early gold.

Conder101

I'd say trade dollars with Type II gold dollars a close second and three dollar gold running third.

Gemini

Trade dollars for one. The amount of junk that comes from the Shanghai dealers on e-bay makes me wonder what hasn't been counterfeited so far. They even create coins with dates that are non existantfor the series or that have laughable mulings. I guess you can call these fantasy pieces rather than counterfeits but people are still dumb enough to buy them.

Bustman

1909s-vdb

fcloud

From what I have read over the years.

The number one most counterfeited coin is the 1909-S VDB, the number two coin is the 1916-D Mercury Dime.

nwcs

1909-S VDB and 1916-D Mercury Dime.

CoinResource

Trade $

I've seen also seated and bust. Funny thing is I've also seen coins for years coins weren't made (not too good of a counterfeit)

-cr

ldhair

I'm thinking it has changed the last few years to the Trade $.
The way it's going there will soon be more fakes than real ones.

darktone

$1 gold by a long shot- I think the copy's made for jewelery far surpass the mintage of real ones. Lots of new trade dollar fakes showing in the last three years but I don't think it's close to the $1 gold. mike

fishcooker

Proof 1889-CC Morgan

tmot99

I see a lot of trade dollars. However, there is a lot of california gold that is counterfit too.

mrearlygold

used to be indian quarter and half eagles. By the box load.


Tom

Colorfulcoins

I have read thatthere are more fake 1901-S quarters that real 1901-S quarters.....right up there withthe 1916-D Merc!

Murphy

1914-D Lincoln Cent of course!

ARCO

Replicated coins = Trade dollars
Altered coins = Expensive US key date coins; 1909-S VDB, 1914-D cents, 1916-D Dime, 1901-S Barber quarter.

Shamika

1909-S VDB's are probably altered more than any other U.S. coin, but I have to agree that the most often counterfeited U.S. coin is most likely the Trade Dollar. I just naturally assume when I spot a raw one that it is a counterfiet.

rainbowroosie

SBA -- not one of them made is a "real" coin!!!!! UGLY!!!!!!!!!!!