2nd New CBH Variety Documented in the First 2 Months of 2023!
The rate of new hand-made die struck counterfeit CBH varieties documented has remained relatively consistent for at least the last decade...
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Winston Zack
- Feb 23
- 3 min
1875 Quarter - The Verdict!
Here is the back story to the 1875 Seated quarter from the prior blog post. I recently bought a small group of struck and cast...
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Winston Zack
- Feb 20
- 2 min
Genuine or Not Genuine?
I recently acquired this 1875 Seated quarter. The surface is coppery in color (photos are essentially accurate to color). It has an 'X'...
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Winston Zack
- Feb 17
- 1 min
The Other Henning Dates!
As a follow-up to the prior Blog post from a couple weeks where I showcased a 1953 Henning nickel, another collector, Joe Cronin, reached...
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Winston Zack
- Feb 4
- 3 min
The Hunt for the Elusive 1953 Henning Nickel
I recently had the privilege of being sent a 1953 Henning nickel to study and document from the collection of Ron Akers, as shown here....
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Winston Zack
- Jan 22
- 1 min
New Year, New Ctft CBH Variety!
2023 is off to a great start with regards to the seemingly never-ending documentation of new hand-made, die struck contemporary...
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Winston Zack
- Jan 8
- 2 min
First New Variety Reported After Bad Metal Silver Published!
Back in Sept/Oct I hypothesized that it would take 2-3 months after Bad Metal Silver 3cS to 25c was published for a previously...
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Winston Zack
- Jan 7
- 1 min
Copper Ctft Varieties Added on this Website!
As promised, I just finished adding images of the counterfeit copper varieties, large cents and Indian cents, to the website from Bad...
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Winston Zack
- Dec 26, 2022
- 3 min
2022 Recap!
2022 Overall Highlights As we wind-down 2022, I want to thank you all who participated and continue to participate in building the...
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Winston Zack
- Nov 25, 2022
- 1 min
Website Black Friday Sale
This was an unplanned, impulse decision. But I've decided to join the 'Black Friday' or 'End of the Year' sales bandwagon and offer...
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Winston Zack
- Nov 24, 2022
- 1 min
Genuinely, Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you all have a great, happy, festive Thanksgiving. With just 5 weeks left in the calendar year of 2022, I'll report that I've...
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Winston Zack
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
Books Arriving Tuesday (11/15) Afternoon!!!
I was just informed from the shipping company that sometime tomorrow afternoon the books will arrive. If they arrive early enough in the...
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Winston Zack
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Bad Metal Silver - Book has Shipped from the Printer!
Simply put, the printing company shipped my order today. It has to travel at least 1,500 miles to get to me. I anticipate that will...
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Winston Zack
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Post-Baltimore Show Update
I had a chance to make it to the Baltimore show for a few days last week. The show seemed relatively active although attendance to the...
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Winston Zack
- Oct 15, 2022
- 1 min
Ctft 1861 3cS PCGS+CAC! For Sale...
I've decided to list for sale my 1861 Z8-T counterfeit 3cS graded XF45 by PCGS with a CAC green bean sticker. This is the only TPG-CAC...
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Winston Zack
- Sep 25, 2022
- 2 min
Book Status, New Varieties, New Inventory
Bad Metal Silver. 3cS to 25c update. The printing company has recently provided me with an update that they are very busy printing many...
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Winston Zack
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Book 1, 2 and 3 Updates!
Thank you to all of you that have preordered book 2 in the Bad Metal series, Bad Metal Silver. 3cS to 25c. I have updated the pre-order...
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Winston Zack
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Bad Metal is BACK! Pre-Order Notice.
Bad Metal is BACK! More coins. More history. More characters. Available for pre-order at $70, individually numbered and signed....
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lelboiselle
- Jul 19, 2022
- 1 min
Another one Caught
Another eBay find, looks like a Z2-L. Weight 4.89 grams, 20.66 mm diameter, 1.75 mm thick, specific gravity 8.73.
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Winston Zack
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Spring 2022 Counterfeit U.S. Coin Update
First and foremost, happy 4th of July weekend everyone. This is a long-overdue blog post so there is a lot in here that has been on my...
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