Fake 1853 No Arrows half dime

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,779 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2013 7:59AM

  The Chinese are expanding their product lines.

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• LanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2013 8:15AM

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  tyvm. that is a great addition and teaching tool!
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• Barndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2013 9:37AM

  seems they have a tough time getting the date even close to right...same deal on the modern repro capped bust half dimes

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• MrHalfDime Posts: 3,440 ✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2013 9:44AM

  I agree, the Chinese counterfeits are getting a little better. But let's not give them too many hints about which details are off, lest we help them to improve their product.

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• BillJones Posts: 34,842 ✭✭✭✭✭

  October 9, 2013 10:11AM

  
  
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  tyvm. that is a great addition and teaching tool!
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  The only problem with that is that the person who is selling this thing does not deserve to get even 99 cents for it since it probably contains very little, if any silver. I don't believe in rewarding the wicked.
  
  As for "the thing" it was so crude, I started thinking about the 1853-O No Arrows half dime when I saw it because it was so crude. That coin, for those who are not familiar with it, is a crudely made piece with date that was entered at an angle. The Philadelphia mint made all of the dies, and quite often they sent their rejects to the branch mints. The branch mints also often did a poor job of the preparing the dies for use.

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