Certified Counterfeit 1899 Barber Quarter article by Jack D. Young

Zoins · November 14, 2021 8:10AM

Interesting post on CoinWeek regarding an authenticated 1899 Barber Quarter.

Keep your eyes open and keep reporting coins.

https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/from-the-dark-corner-an-authenticated-counterfeit-1899-ddr-barber-quarter/

Jack D. Young wrote:
Crude lettering, mushy LIBERTY, and leaves on the counterfeit (at top); Proper letters, sharp LIBERTY, sharp leaves on the genuine coin (at bottom).

burfle23 · November 14, 2021 8:21AM

Thank you for the post @Zoins ; there was much discussion in this forum and a lot of help from members here and a friend in the Barber Coin Collectors Society on this one!

Zoins · November 14, 2021 8:26AM

@burfle23 said:
Thank you for the post @Zoins ; there was much discussion in this forum and a lot of help from members here and a friend in the Barber Coin Collectors Society on this one!

It can take a village! Glad it all came together on this one!

Project Numismatics · November 14, 2021 8:41AM

Thank you for posting. I appreciate all of the long term work the community has done to document these counterfeits. That vigilance keeps hobby healthy!

LanceNewmanOCC · November 14, 2021 10:01AM

EXOJUNKIE · November 14, 2021 10:53AM

I too read this on CoinWeek this morning. Although not my series, I really enjoyed the article and appreciate all the contributions and work that went into it. 👍🏻

ricko · November 15, 2021 7:37AM

Excellent article with good pictures and specific information. Cheers, RickO

robkool · November 15, 2021 9:22AM

Unbelievable to think that a common date Barber quarter made it through a TPG.

BuffaloIronTail · November 15, 2021 10:30AM

@Zoins said:
Interesting post on CoinWeek regarding an authenticated 1899 Barber Quarter.

Keep your eyes open and keep reporting coins.

Jack D. Young wrote:
Crude lettering, mushy LIBERTY, and leaves on the counterfeit (at top); Proper letters, sharp LIBERTY, sharp leaves on the genuine coin (at bottom).

Very interesting.................and eye opening!

Pete

burfle23 · November 16, 2021 6:05PM

This is the 3rd in a series of Coin Week articles I am writing about authenticated counterfeits; if you like the article I would appreciate comments left there!