Anyone have a cast counterfeit 1842 Quarter?

sellitstore

If so, it might have come from this mold. It has distinct doubling of the date.

cmerlo1

That is WAY cool.

shorecoll

It is way Cool...any way to guess when it was made?

sellitstore

I'd guess that it's contemporary with the circulation of these coins, 1840s-61.

tyler267

That is really cool, is it legal to own?

ricko

Very interesting...where ever did you find that?? Cheers, RickO

sellitstore

I hope it's legal to own. It's a really interesting piece of history.

It came out of an estate auction a couple of years ago.

EastonCollection

This is very cool - Did you make a sample from this cast?

WoodenJefferson

I take it that is a soft brass alloy...you think a real coin was pressed into the brass?

AmazonX

I so want one! Where did you find it?

Flatwoods

Very cool item.

davewesen

the reverse looks like it was once used for a smaller coin

golden

Wow!

NumisOxide

That is really unique!!

sellitstore

I hadn't noticed the faint "0" mintmark, but there is one there.

Since it looks like this mold was impressed on both sides at least twice, could the reverse impressions be from two different coins, an "0" mint first, followed by a reverse without a mintmark? This might account for the faint "0". Maybe the New Orleans reverse was too weak and a Philadelphia coin showed more detail?

What could be some other explanations for the weak "0"?

1Bustcollector

Yes, That is WAAAAY COOL!

Sunshine Rare Coins

That is awesome!!