Rest of those new 20 Cent Pieces

planonit

Sorry for delay. I posted the 1875cc and 1875s but meant to post the 1875p and 1876p a while ago but just forgot.










BONUS:

I think I have discussed this coin before on here but I have a 1876-cc 20 cent counterfeit. As rare a coin a genuine 1876-cc 20 piece is you never see any fakes of them. You will droves of 1804 Dollars and 1873-cc Quarters but ever see a fake 1876-cc 20 piece? This is only one I have ever seen or heard about. I think the coin is simply too rare and too obscure for 99.9999% of counterfeiters to mess with. When I was taking pictures of the 2 real 20 cent pieces I thought to dig this out and finally snap a picture of it.

This was a few years ago but when I got this coin I actually contacted PCGS and asked and the person said they had never had a fake 1876cc submitted before. How they knew that and if that is true I do not know.

Long story short this coin was from a guy who said he got it from his Grandfather. The coin weighs and measures up spot on so another example of why a coin weighing what is should does NOT mean it is genuine.

TopographicOceans

PCGS probably tracks internally all of the counterfeits they see.

astrorat

Counterfeit 1876-CC double dimes were relatively "rare" (as were most counterfeit double dimes) before the Chinese counterfeiters discovered the American market. Now, you can "order" as many double dime counterfeits as you like, including the 1876-CC, 1877, and 1878.

In the past, most of the "false" 1876-CC coins I saw were altered 1875-CC pieces.

oih82w8

Not meaning to threadjack...



I think my eyeglass prescription just ran out (rubbing eyes).



I would have to check and see which 20 Cent Piece I have in my 7070 (replica) album.



...it's an 1875-CC

planonit

Originally posted by: oih82w8
Not meaning to threadjack...

I think my eyeglass prescription just ran out (rubbing eyes).

I would have to check and see which 20 Cent Piece I have in my 7070 (replica) album.

...it's an 1875-CC

That is awesome. I am not the only one who "collects" counterfeits.

I need to get me an Omega $20 gold piece at some point.

oih82w8

I have not heard of the Omega Man before...



http://altereddimensions.net/2...mega-man-counterfeiter

ricko

The only counterfeit I have (and will keep) is a 1902 Morgan CC....picked it up in an

antique shop here in town...Cheers, RickO

guitarwes

The Omega Man was famous for his convincing $20 St. Gaudens counterfeits and the greek Omega symbol inside the Eagle's claw on the reverse.