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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. |
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