WTF?

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HeeHawkeye wrote:

On Jul 5, 3:32*pm, oly wrote:

Note the prominent "VDB" on the back of the 1952. *He doesn't have so
many dies (or knowledge) that he isn't above making impossible mules.

Still, somebody has to have a moderate investment in dies and probably
machinery too.

oly

A few years ago I mentioned to a coin dealer that Chinese fakes of key
date Lincolns was probable and a big problem to novice collectors who
could get rooked in the secondary markets. He brushed it off as
tinfoil hat worries. Is there a chance any of these knock-offs could
get past the coin sorting machines if they were placed into general
circulation?

Sure; if they're the right diameter, & are within weight tolerances
(pretty wide, with valid weights of 2.5 & 3.11g) I'll bet that they go
through with no problem. They may even be made out of a mostly-copper
alloy. About the only possible snag is if they're copper-plated steel,
which would get caught on any magnet in a vending machine or counter.
And in places near the Canadian border even that might not be a
problem.

My thought is that these pieces may be "practice" items for someone who
wants to get the techniques & look down before moving on to cranking
out the '14-Ds. I'd imagine that the experience & mistakes made in
manufacturing otherwise nondescript '52s would come in handy when
moving on to the better stuff.