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Not at all. If this is made of German silver, then it would be an alloy of copper-nickel-zinc. This alloy was advertised in North America's by at least 1829 on household utensils. It was later used i… (View Post)

Great find. Now I need to add this one and the 1927-S to my list. (View Post)

To add to what Bill stated, large cents could only be redeemed up to about 10 cents, and there were brokers who would pay 95-97 cents on the dollar for larger quantities of large cents; eventually th… (View Post)

Go see my post in the 1925 counterfeit Buffalo thread where I have such a list. As far as I know it's the most complete list out there. I'm still waiting to see the 1928-S that has been reported as a… (View Post)

Another common misconception is the 'ring test' differentiating cast vs struck counterfeits. While striking is a form of hardening (cold forging, I believe) the metal to increase pitch, thus producin… (View Post)