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Re: Real or Not, Double Struck Off-Center with Mirror Brockage & Brockage.
Going against the grain and saying that is a counterfeit. There are several similarly bizarre errors dated 1918-21 which are of questionable origin. My biggest issue is the second strike on the obverse. The clear rim and lack of distortion at the edge of the strike, the very smooth looking stretch, and the way the rim of… -
Make sure the silver is real before you melt it - please
Fall River building deemed uninhabitable after man melts mercury dental fillings [not far from me] :smile: FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - An apartment building in Fall River was deemed uninhabitable over the weekend after a man melted dental fillings containing mercury. https://youtu.be/dok_tA-hrcg A 51-year-old man was… -
Re: I spy with my little eye...what coin caught my attention in this lot?
Yup that's it! Another one for the contemporary counterfeit collection. I have another 1861 quarter but I believe it's a different set of false dies. Will take a look later on. http://www.lsccweb.org/Counterfeits.shtml -
Re: Things that make you go HMMMM
<< <i> << <i>That 1964 Cent is a counterfiet second strike. From a well-known court case in New York in around 1964/65. Coin World had a good series of articles on it; they still show up now and then. The second strike is from fake/false dies. >> Somewhere I have a roll of these, it was my understanding that they were… -
Re: Real or Fake? 1914-D Lincoln Cent
That's an awesome looking counterfeit though.... what is the consensus? False dies over genuine cent? -
Re: Contemporary Counterfeit
AUandAG---The placement of the stars are correct. Don't forget that counterfeiters use a real coin to create their false dies. -
Re: Look at the strike on this one
Let me add this to the analysis. In my book, I identify five different die states (as opposed to the three die states identified by Bowers). My five die states are: 1) Original state, with no clash marks or lapping of the dies - just one specimen known. 2) Prominent die clash marks on both obverse and reverse, with no… -
Re: 1943d bronze. I need information
I imagine the counterfeiter used a real 1943 steel cent to create his false dies. Since the 1943 cent is steel, it can be hardened and used as a hub to press the design into a blank die which can then be used to strike fake copies of this coin. -
Re: Why are US coin reverses upside down
There are several good reasons, but I can’t think of them right now, so try these: 1) all American coin designers are left handed; 2) it is right-side-up – you are standing on the ceiling; 3) this confuses counterfeiters; 4) only the Washington quarter was designed this way. That is so the hanging bat on the reverse won’t… -
Re: 1914/3 Buffalo Nickel Overdate to Remain in Cherrypickers’ Guide
<< <i>"I find it curious that this overdate was not discovered until 1996." When was the 42/41-D dime and the 43/42 nickel discovered? Many years after they were minted? None of these overdates are obvious like the 42/41-P 10c or the 18/17 5c or 25c. It shouldn't be too surprising that it took a while to find them. Even…
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