Options
Some Bogo NewPs from this past week
STONE
Posts: 15,275 ✭
Edited to add: "Bogo" is short for "Bogus" which implies Contemporary Counterfeit
On my continuing quest to acquire a contemporary counterfeit of each 19th through mid-20th century U.S. denomination,
and hopefully eventually type, below are three examples of some acquisitions which arrived this week - the $2.50 is a
new denomination to my set
The Quarter Eagle bogo is a particularly scarce denomination to acquire manufactured from hand-cut dies. I have seen
two other examples (dates of which I cannot recall), but those were not for sale
I was able to purchase this example
at a fraction of the price I offered one dealer for his example!
I have quite a few Trime Bogo's in my collection, but this was my first example of this particular die marriage
There is a modest following of Seated Dime enthusiasts who acquire Seated Dime bogo's for their collections. Competition
is fierce when attempting to acquire an example for ones collection. Yet this example may have slipped below the radar a
bit or was dismissed because of all the test scratches lowering the eye-appeal (although they also add history to the piece)!
Arriving later this week is a Bust Dollar copper electrotype possibly of 19th or early 20th century origin (photo's upon arrival).
On my continuing quest to acquire a contemporary counterfeit of each 19th through mid-20th century U.S. denomination,
and hopefully eventually type, below are three examples of some acquisitions which arrived this week - the $2.50 is a
new denomination to my set
The Quarter Eagle bogo is a particularly scarce denomination to acquire manufactured from hand-cut dies. I have seen
two other examples (dates of which I cannot recall), but those were not for sale
I was able to purchase this exampleat a fraction of the price I offered one dealer for his example!
I have quite a few Trime Bogo's in my collection, but this was my first example of this particular die marriage
There is a modest following of Seated Dime enthusiasts who acquire Seated Dime bogo's for their collections. Competition
is fierce when attempting to acquire an example for ones collection. Yet this example may have slipped below the radar a
bit or was dismissed because of all the test scratches lowering the eye-appeal (although they also add history to the piece)!
Arriving later this week is a Bust Dollar copper electrotype possibly of 19th or early 20th century origin (photo's upon arrival).
0
Comments
<< <i>These are really cool. I'm still chugging along looking for Henning Nickels! >>
(of Henning nickels that is..)
Cheers, RickO
<< <i>Isn't there supposed to be a large quantity in a river.... dumped there to get rid of them?? I do not recall the full details of the story.
(of Henning nickels that is..)
Cheers, RickO >>
That is the story I have heard also, although I don't think anyone has located the spot where those pieces were dumped (it's a large river)!