1838 Bust Dime (Counterfeit)

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CelinaCoin
CelinaCoin Posts: 84 ✭
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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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  • CelinaCoin
    CelinaCoin Posts: 84 ✭
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    Also, weight 3.2g

  • mannie gray
    mannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice, looks like a contemporary counterfeit.

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Kewl! That's a new one to me!

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • MarkInDavis
    MarkInDavis Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭
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    It says "unted" instead of United

    image Respectfully, Mark
  • Koinicker
    Koinicker Posts: 289 ✭✭✭
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    This is the 6th or 7th example I've seen. Thanks for sharing.

  • COINS MAKE CENTS
    COINS MAKE CENTS Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool.

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  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,036 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    So bad

    I'd love to know the metal content.

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  • Koinicker
    Koinicker Posts: 289 ✭✭✭
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    @MsMorrisine said:
    So bad

    I'd love to know the metal content.

    The composition is German silver on all the examples I have analyzed by XRF.

  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Wow... such poor quality... and yet, they must sell....Cheers, RickO

  • Flatwoods
    Flatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Pretty cool. That could start a whole new specialty area of collecting.
    Error counterfeits!

  • BillJones
    BillJones Posts: 35,933 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    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

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    it never ceases.

  • MsMorrisine
    MsMorrisine Posts: 40,036 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    make them all VF and you can skip all the intricate detail work. spelling would still be required, however.

    Current maintainer of Stone's Master List of Favorite Websites // My BST transactions
  • OldEastside
    OldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's neeto..........BTW what could a dime buy in 1840 ?

    Steve

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  • Barndog
    Barndog Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Koinicker said:

    @MsMorrisine said:
    So bad

    I'd love to know the metal content.

    The composition is German silver on all the examples I have analyzed by XRF.

    you should write a book ;)

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  • AmazonX
    AmazonX Posts: 681 ✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool!

  • clarkbar04
    clarkbar04 Posts: 5,027 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @OldEastside said:
    That's neeto..........BTW what could a dime buy in 1840 ?

    Steve

    Ten large cents.

    MS66 taste on an MS63 budget.
  • DIMEMAN
    DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Someone should have done some homework on the series and spellchecker would help. B)

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 5, 2017 7:13AM
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    In 1840 a pocket knife was about 25 cents :smile:

    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

  • asheland
    asheland Posts: 24,545 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Actually very cool!

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  • TopographicOceans
    TopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
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    @MarkInDavis said:
    It says "unted" instead of United

    Yeah, what is their problem with Ted?

  • ebaybuyer
    ebaybuyer Posts: 2,984 ✭✭✭
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    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

    regardless of how many posts I have, I don't consider myself an "expert" at anything
  • NumisOxide
    NumisOxide Posts: 11,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

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