Barber 50c counterfeit

logger7 · January 31, 2026 10:09AM

This Barber half was at a Massachusetts shop, weighed right but clearly a fake. Has anyone else come across one of these?

johnny9434 · January 31, 2026 10:12AM

Omg, if the lettierng isint a dead give away. What a fugly looking thing 😳

jonathanb · January 31, 2026 11:22AM

That's really neat, and probably has some decent value. It's listed in Winston Zack's recent book on contemporary counterfeits, with a comment that it's struck in sterling silver.

291fifth · January 31, 2026 11:50AM

Great for passing in a poorly lit saloon of the era (and there were a lot of them).

johnny9434 · January 31, 2026 12:00PM

@291fifth said:
Great for passing in a poorly lit saloon of the era (and there were a lot of them).

And/or really busy as well

BadMetal · January 31, 2026 12:31PM

Yes, this is a contemporary counterfeit and a variety I identify in my Bad Metal book as Z2-C. Very cool!

pursuitofliberty · January 31, 2026 1:17PM

@291fifth said:
Great for passing in a poorly lit saloon of the era (and there were a lot of them).

Do you remember?

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@BadMetal Hey Winston

MWallace · January 31, 2026 4:02PM

@pursuitofliberty said:

@291fifth said:
Great for passing in a poorly lit saloon of the era (and there were a lot of them).

Do you remember?

I don't. Why don't you tell us about it Todd?

CaptHenway · January 31, 2026 4:08PM

@291fifth said:
Great for passing in a poorly lit saloon of the era (and there were a lot of them).

Pretty good counterfeit for the era.

TomB · January 31, 2026 6:00PM

I love it!

johnny9434 · February 1, 2026 3:59AM

@jonathanb said:
That's really neat, and probably has some decent value. It's listed in Winston Zack's recent book on contemporary counterfeits, with a comment that it's struck in sterling silver.

That might be worth taking a look at 🤔, just for the extra smarts

Barber 50c counterfeit

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