Bought a new counterfeit this past weekend
commoncents05
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I happened to be in my local B&M this weekend (which I also work at part time during the summer and my time off from school). And I was helping out because he was a little busy, and this couple came in with some coins, and one of them was this coin. I told them it was a counterfeit, and they asked me how I knew. So I wrote my name on a piece of paper with the coin, telling them that is not a good sign. Needless to say, it's a lead counterfeit. Goes well with the Barber dime I bought a few weeks ago.
-Paul
-Paul
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<< <i> told them it was a counterfeit, and they asked me how I knew. >>
<< <i>So I wrote my name on a piece of paper with the coin >>
-Paul
Interesting.
These must have been in better shape when freshly made.
It would not take much circulation to mutilate a lead coin.
Thanks for sharing the photos. An interesting set you have there.
Looks like they got used a lot.
<< <i>I told them it was a counterfeit, and they asked me how I knew. So I wrote my name on a piece of paper with the coin >>
Nice one!
<< <i>Dunno why but I like counterfeits over the real counterparts more and more every day. They seemto have more character. >>
No self-respecting Chinese counterfeiter would use lead. LOL
I hadn't seen one in awhile but I remember when these lead counterfeits would occasionally showup at a coin show auction from a newbie seller - they were easy to spot because, well, they looked like lead counterfeits. LOL
<< <i>No self-respecting Chinese counterfeiter would use lead. LOL >>
Of course not. Their lead inventory was depleted painting children's toys and adding to baby formula
K S
<< <i>these cheap c/fs are very addiciting from being so affordable
K S >>
I agree. This area of collecting is very inexpensive & very historical. These were obviously made circa 1920's-1930's. It took guts (or stupidity, or desperation) to make some of these and to pass them, as it was a crime the Secret Service took very seriously.
All that for a couple of bucks per "coin".
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