1838 Bust Dime (Counterfeit)
CelinaCoin
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5-pointed stars, UNTED States of America... and of course 1838 (1837 being the last year).
Thought it was share-worthy.
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Also, weight 3.2g
Very nice, looks like a contemporary counterfeit.
Kewl! That's a new one to me!
It says "unted" instead of United
This is the 6th or 7th example I've seen. Thanks for sharing.
Very cool.
HAPPY COLLECTING
So bad
I'd love to know the metal content.
The composition is German silver on all the examples I have analyzed by XRF.
Wow... such poor quality... and yet, they must sell....Cheers, RickO
Pretty cool. That could start a whole new specialty area of collecting.
Error counterfeits!
I'm sure this one was made in the late 1830s or '40s and as such has collector value. The spelling errors give it a boost.
Interesting to say the least.
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
it never ceases.
make them all VF and you can skip all the intricate detail work. spelling would still be required, however.
That's neeto..........BTW what could a dime buy in 1840 ?
Steve
you should write a book
Very cool!
Ten large cents.
Someone should have done some homework on the series and spellchecker would help.
In 1840 a pocket knife was about 25 cents
Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko
Bad transactions with : nobody to date
Actually very cool!
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Yeah, what is their problem with Ted?
a dime bought a pound of beef in the late 1830's making a half dozen of them a week paid for someone to eat
Very cool! Thanks for sharing.