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Re: Does the reverse of this Seated quarter appear double struck?
Possibilities: 1. Die struck counterfeit from impact dies where the false die was grossly doubled during the impacting. 2. Genuine coin used to sink a false die with rotation of the false die between impacts. -
Re: Interesting fake shield nickel
This appears to be a cast lead counterfeit. Most of the shield nickel counterfeits I've seen are false die counterfeits (which, IMO, are much more interesting than cast lead fakes). Regarding the date, it has to be 1866 or 1867 because those are the only two years with rays on the reverse. I own two of these cast… -
Re: It was 5 years ago this week...............
Interesting thought, completely unsubstantiated by fact. COULD be true, but could be FALSE as well. It depends of what fact you re looking for. No, I didn't interview the culprit, but a culprit there was - proven by the facts drawn from examined on the coins themselves. Totally substantiated. Motive? Yes, no motive makes… -
Re: 1943 copper lincoln question...
Struck counterfeits. Notice how the rims are poorly formed. Don't forget that it's easy to make false dies for the 1943 cent since they are steel and can be hardened enough to act as hubs to create false dies. -
Re: Regarding die flow lines in depressions
<< <i> << <i> << <i>Most counterfeit dies are made from a real coin. If the model coin has any bag marks, those depressions will be transferred to the counterfeit dies and then to the counterfeit coins struck from those dies. On a genuine coin, the bag marks will usually have a different texture than the surrounding… -
Re: Good educational coin.. Fake Error
I can say with full certainty that the 15-S Cent was not multi-struck at the Mint. I use the term 'false dies' - It happens to all denominations, as the Kennedy half shows - I've seen Morgan's and Peace Dollars also struck from 'false dies' -
Re: Error Coin Thoughts... with pictures 1943 Triple Struck Copper Cent
Somebody used a 1943 steel cent, which is relatively hard, to make a false set of dies from. He then took a bronze cent, removed the date, and overstruck it with the false dies. The intent was to counterfeit a 1943 bronze cent. His aim wasn't too good. TD -
Re: Possible major Trade $ error. I need help figuring this one out.
For this particular coin, consider the possibility that somebody who wanted to make a fake multi-struck coin started out with an already chopmarked coin, perhaps because it was cheaper than an undamaged one, and used that to squeeze a pair of false dies. He then carefully turned the coin within the false dies and squeezed… -
Re: 1964 LMC SMS?
BUFFNIXX et al: Grading companies invented the "1964 SMS" falsehood. All that was done was to look at some coins and decide they were "special" because of superficial appearance - not objective research and comparison with well-documented coins. This is a too-common practice which ignores the normal progression of coins… -
FS: J.J. Conway & Co. Pikes Peak $5 Re-strike Token
This is Re-Strike $5 token struck in 1960 by Robert Bashlow, using the original J.J. Conway dies for the obverse. J.J. Conway originally was based around Pike's Peak, Colorado during the gold rush era. 3 Types were made: Goldine, Copper & Silver. This is the Copper version. For sale at:…
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