What is the perfect crime? An update

[xcopperstax]

Well that's up for debate. A couple posts ago I posted a seated liberty dime that I found. This coin looked unsalvageable with some serious corrosion. First I soaked it in lemon juice. Not much happened. Next I did the aluminum foil boiling water baking soda. Not much difference. Third I took a q-tip,some water and baking soda and just started scrubbing it. It began to clean up quite well but there were some problem areas that wouldn't clean up. After rinsing it off and taking a look I discovered something. I do believe it's a counterfeit! It appears to be some other metal that was dipped in silver or something else... or maybe it was electroplated? Pretty amazing that somebody was making counterfeit dimes... It's really the perfect crime if you think about it. Who would stop to look at a lowly dime? Think about the skill and technology it took to do this back then when many people didn't even have electricity. Was it a lone actor or some kind of criminal ring making thousands of these? You could actually buy a good deal of stuff with a dime back around 1874. A fake dime is pretty neat in my opinion! Here it is with the only other two (authentic) that I've found for comparison. Zoom in to get a good look at it. The other photo is from my previous post.

 

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[xcopperstax]

That would make for a good find if it is a fake just be glad it wasnt a gold coin lol

Yeah if it was a fake gold coin that would be highly interesting, but man I'd be pretty disappointed. haha! Still I guess that would be better than nothing!

 

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[xcopperstax]

A counterfeit could be worth more than authentic one.

I think so. Not sure how people grade or value these as some where made to look worn.

 

[xcopperstax]

Something is up with that coin. I believe you're right that it is a counterfeit. Still it's an awesome find because you don't see that dug or at least posted very often.

It's a first that I've ever heard of this but I haven't been around for too long in detecting... pretty uncommon though in my opinion. Although more modern these are way harder to find than a fake KG I or KG II!

 

[xcopperstax]

Nice finds!

I have found silver coins that ended up looking like your coin. I'm not sure it's counterfeit , but very cool.

Thanks Prof. I guess it's proof that sometimes it's okay to clean a silver!

 

[ecmjamsit]

Does it weigh the same as a real one?

 

[xcopperstax]

Does it weigh the same as a real one?

Yes it's the same weight