A few Outstanding and Very Rare Colonial Contemporary Counterfeits FSH
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I have three contemporary counterfeits available for sale. All three are exceptional pieces and considerably scarce. Shipping (Registered/insured) is included with the listed price. Payment can be check (personal or cashier's), money order, or PayPal eCheck. A 7-day return policy (less actual postage) is offered for all purchases.
Higley in silver: $2150
The exact number known of this issue might be 12 or so, possibly less. In hand the coin is 100% original and more uniform in color obv and rev than the images suggest. It's nice. Ford had 3 of these - an old time collector in NJ bought 1 for himself, and the other two were bought by the same dealer; one sold instantly and this one was stashed away for a little while.
This is the kind of piece that (other than when an historic collection like Ford's is sold) simply doesn't trade.
The 2 tailed Bolen: $4,700
This confederation mule is a circa 1860s Bolen copy using the Large Circle and Small Circle Confederatio reverses muled together. It is believed unique, and is a lovely red brown unc.
1785 Immune Columbia Betts piece: $1615
Betts copy of the Immune Columbia struck on a genuine Nova Constellatio coin with the obverse planed off and replaced with an engraved Immune obverse. The reverse cut was evidently incurred in the elaborate manufacturing process. This is a one-off unique piece.
The Novum Belgium obverse Die: $1075
The "Novum Belgium" fantasy was made by C. Wylls Betts while he was at Yale in the 1860's, I believe. It was later confused (?) as a genuine, extremely rare colonial coin in the 1870-1890's period. Later it was debunked, but it is among the most famous of these types of copies. The only Novum Belgium coin known is the one in Ford that sold for $8,625. last year.
This is a "die" made from a US Large Cent that was planed off and engraved in reverse, much the way Mr. Betts made his concoctions. It is the side with the date on it. However, this die looks to be the same fabric as the coin in the Ford sale, but there are subtle differences in it. This die did not strike the Ford coin. This die has been known by specialists for at least 15 years, but it has not been definitively linked to Betts. It may be another die Betts carved up himself, or it may be a clever "forgery of a fantasy".
Please let me know if I can answer any questions.
Jeremy
Higley in silver: $2150
The exact number known of this issue might be 12 or so, possibly less. In hand the coin is 100% original and more uniform in color obv and rev than the images suggest. It's nice. Ford had 3 of these - an old time collector in NJ bought 1 for himself, and the other two were bought by the same dealer; one sold instantly and this one was stashed away for a little while.
This is the kind of piece that (other than when an historic collection like Ford's is sold) simply doesn't trade.
The 2 tailed Bolen: $4,700
This confederation mule is a circa 1860s Bolen copy using the Large Circle and Small Circle Confederatio reverses muled together. It is believed unique, and is a lovely red brown unc.
1785 Immune Columbia Betts piece: $1615
Betts copy of the Immune Columbia struck on a genuine Nova Constellatio coin with the obverse planed off and replaced with an engraved Immune obverse. The reverse cut was evidently incurred in the elaborate manufacturing process. This is a one-off unique piece.
The Novum Belgium obverse Die: $1075
The "Novum Belgium" fantasy was made by C. Wylls Betts while he was at Yale in the 1860's, I believe. It was later confused (?) as a genuine, extremely rare colonial coin in the 1870-1890's period. Later it was debunked, but it is among the most famous of these types of copies. The only Novum Belgium coin known is the one in Ford that sold for $8,625. last year.
This is a "die" made from a US Large Cent that was planed off and engraved in reverse, much the way Mr. Betts made his concoctions. It is the side with the date on it. However, this die looks to be the same fabric as the coin in the Ford sale, but there are subtle differences in it. This die did not strike the Ford coin. This die has been known by specialists for at least 15 years, but it has not been definitively linked to Betts. It may be another die Betts carved up himself, or it may be a clever "forgery of a fantasy".
Please let me know if I can answer any questions.
Jeremy
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