Could you please help me determine if this is a uniface Reverse lead die trial strike mercury dime

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,042 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 12, 2018 7:28PM

  Looks like a one-sided contemporary counterfeit.

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• davewesen Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 12, 2018 7:52PM

  No

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• MsMorrisine Posts: 36,837 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 12, 2018 8:06PM

  Note the "uniface" side has a formed rim. Those come from a die.

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• Watchbelieve Posts: 527 ✭✭✭

  February 13, 2018 8:08AM

  Thank you all. Love the feedback as always.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 13, 2018 10:06AM

  Failed attempt at a counterfeit....Cheers, RickO

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• golden Posts: 10,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 13, 2018 10:31AM

  No.

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