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Counterfeit 1881-CC

WindycityWindycity Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭✭✭
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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.


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  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sad fact is they make a lot better ones.image

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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,010 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Is this an eBay auction? Can you give us a link?
    When in doubt, don't.
  • 3sidesofsilver3sidesofsilver Posts: 281 ✭✭✭
    That one screams "fake" to us CC dollar guys, but could certainly fool the untrained eye.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,759 ✭✭✭✭✭


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

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    Another sad fact is that it looks circulated which makes it easier to sell at places like flea markets. image
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  • piecesofmepiecesofme Posts: 6,669 ✭✭✭
    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. image
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,696 ✭✭✭✭✭
    They are definitely getting better at antiquing them.
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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,470 ✭✭✭✭✭
    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?
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  • TassaTassa Posts: 2,373 ✭✭
    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.
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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,168 ✭✭✭✭✭
    what a totally bogus item, what a shame image
  • harveypbharveypb Posts: 514 ✭
    The shape of the Minmark CC letters look bogus.

    The rest of the coin looks terribly decieving...

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