Counterfeit 1881-CC

Windycity

Fresh from China, here is their attempt at an 1881-CC Morgan dollar... not bad for the untrained eye but terrible for experienced collectors... the CC and date are particularly interesting... the second 1 is downright funny... note the flared letters in PLURIBUS as well. Picked this up for public speaking engagements to have a Chinese counterfeit to show the audiences.

LindeDad

Sad fact is they make a lot better ones.

DennisH

Is this an eBay auction? Can you give us a link?

3sidesofsilver

That one screams "fake" to us CC dollar guys, but could certainly fool the untrained eye.

BillJones

<< <i>Sad fact is they make a lot better ones.

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Another sad fact is that it looks circulated which makes it easier to sell at places like flea markets.

piecesofme

Another sad fact is that it looks circulated which makes it easier to sell at places like flea markets.

(I think) I'm proud to say that I have not only ever bought a coin at a flea market, I have never been to a flea market.
My dog doesn't like fleas, so I figured I wouldn't like anything called as such either.

CaptHenway

They are definitely getting better at antiquing them.

morgansforever

The date and MM scream fake. The CC is comical, not really, this is starting to
become very non-humorous, as fakes affect us all. I'm sure the counterfeiters are
starting to become aware of this, just from reading forums such as this one.
How do you think it was circulated? A tumbler?

Tassa

What does it weigh? I used to find that the counterfeits would be a few grams lighter. Recently I've been seeing more that are much closer to the weight of genuine dollars.

johnny9434

what a totally bogus item, what a shame

harveypb

The shape of the Minmark CC letters look bogus.

The rest of the coin looks terribly decieving...