Post Your Best Counterfeit or Counterstamped Coins

[Silver Searcher]

There should be plenty of these from both sides of the pond I know there has been some really nice ones posted before I will start things of with this William111 shilling

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[prolab69]

seems to be some sort of pewter or lead, but hard like a coin. it has a grayish matallic color to it. My guess is that it was sandwitched between two other cents because of the mirrored image. must have been put in a vise or who knows, maybe they put it on some train tracks.
but it is not copper, that much i can tell.

 

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[Iron Patch]

Now that is cool! I wasn't paying close enough attention, and just see now what is going on. The pewter type metal points at it being a counterfeit, but what's interesting is I think the person made the dies in reverse, but manage to get the date right! That's why I first thought brockage error because I thought the bust side was correct. If that was a 1700s George II or III halfpenny the collectors would love it! I don't think you'll see something like this too often.

 

[prolab69]

no the date actually seems backwards also on it, I cant read what the numbers are, best i can guess is 1818. It cant be a mold (because why stamp the other side) . And its not as though it would actualy pass for currency either, being backwards and all. and the print is not raised, its pressed in.

 

[Iron Patch]

no the date actually seems backwards also on it, I cant read what the numbers are, best i can guess is 1818. It cant be a mold (because why stamp the other side) . And its not as though it would actualy pass for currency either, being backwards and all. and the print is not raised, its pressed in.

I was thinking the last digit was zero. But if it looks backwards that makes more sense.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

this is a counterstamped LC .
M.TIDD WOBURN
Marshall Tidd was a gunsmith in Woburn Mass who outfitted civil war regiments.was told only about 50 known to exist by Mark Parker.
Value back in 1991 about $250. now? maybe more?

 

[HISPAN]

STAMPED DIFERENT COINS

 

[HISPAN]

MY BEST FAKE COIN.....

 

[yellow1053]

OK, here's one for ya. Why on EARTH would someone counterfeit a modern Sacagawea dollar coin??
it boggles the mind!! it must be more expensive to make it than it is worth in the end! it's not like it's a special date or mintmark or something. But I've actually come across a few of them now.