1830 CBH........counterfit.....opinions

SUMORADA

I'm 99% sure its a counterfit half, the weight is way low (11.7 g) the metal looks and "dings" like copper/nickel, the profile looks wrong for the year, take a look at "LIBERTY"........opinions .

edited for weight (11.7 not 11.4)

doh

Yes, very counterfeit....but sorta cool in a way.

LanLord

As a counterfeit, it may be more desireable than a "real" CBH in that condition.

Some people really like to collect counterfeits.

Quarternut

One of my favorite Counterfeit Bust Halves!

I don't have the book with me at work to give you the marriage, but it definitely is a known counterfeit.

QN

jdillane

contemporary counterfeits are cool. Especially those that fooled the contemporaries!

OKbustchaser

Very nice counterfeit.

CaptHenway

One of many known German Silver counterfeit bust halves. These were probably made sometime around the Civil War, as there is an 1861 three cents silver that looks to be from the same manufacturer.
TD