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Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:30 amby JobIII
Found a Barber half 1897 last night.
Not sure if it's a replica, reprint, counterfeit or play money.
I can bend the coin, it makes a thud noise when dropped and leaves a trail on paper like pencil markings.
I'm also certain the weight is off.
It's pretty worn and scratched.
Has anyone seen coins like this? I feel like i've come across examples in the past.
~JobIII
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:51 pmby TheJonasCollegeFund
acid test?
lots of Chinese knock offs out there....and they are making them look worn. I guess the nice fakes are easy to spot.
If you can bend it....try backing off the steroids a bit!
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:01 pmby JobIII
Not worth that much effort.
I've just never seen coins made out of such soft metal.
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 3:59 pmby Colonel_Copper
come now,
you know you're supposed to EAT those chocolate coins, not collect them
LOL
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:11 pmby tn-dave
Have you tried a magnet..??
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:47 pmby ed_vantage17
Sounds like lead to me. Not silver for sure so not real in the true sense of the word.
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:33 pmby rainsonme
Could this have been "play" money from 100 years ago? Able to bend it, and leaves a mark on paper --- it does sound like lead. But no one in 2011 would make a replica or fake out of lead. They might have done that in 1890, though.
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Sat Dec 17, 2011 10:39 pmby rainsonme
I found a thread talking about fake coins. A similar half (1907) is mentioned at the bottom of the discussion, with speculation that the material is pewter. At the beginning of the thead they talk about a very intereesting fake half dug up while metal detecting. They mention that there is a market for faked coins.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php?topic=413622.0
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:54 amby JobIII
The condition of this coin is so bad. I'm not sure anyone would want it.
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:01 pmby rexmerdinus
Hmmm...the first law of metaphysics states that nothing unreal exists.
Yeah, whatever. I'll echo what was said above--sounds like either pewter or lead...try melting it to male something useful like a bullet!
Re: Fake Barber half?
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Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:23 pmby Rodebaugh
JobIII wrote:The condition of this coin is so bad. I'm not sure anyone would want it.
Sold a yuck old fake Walker....Buyer was very excited about getting an old school counti.......Heavy collector of the walaker series....already has a nice set....just looking for new things to add to the roster...gotta respect a a true collector.