Winston ZackMar 252 minX-Stamp of CondemnationAfter the publication of Bad Metal: Copper and Nickel, additional examples of the documented counterfeit varieties in that book, along...
lelboiselleMar 191 minFlea Market findBought this a fews years ago at a flea market in Connecticut. Good copy, has some raised bumps in the field in various locations, a dead...
Winston ZackFeb 261 minCounterfeit CBH Errors!With the 300+ varieties of die struck counterfeit CBHs and the 1000's of examples which still exist, it should come as little surprise...
Winston ZackFeb 201 minMexican Silver Counterfeits!Many of you will be familiar with counterfeit Portrait 2 and 8 reales, but few are as familiar as the other denominations, such as the...
Winston ZackJan 81 minFinal Call! Bad Metal: Silver, 3cS to 25cHi all. Hope you had a great end to 2021 and 2022 is looking brighter. I wanted to update you all that the second book in my, now,...
Winston ZackDec 12, 20211 min2021 Counterfeit CBH Census Almost FinalizedBack in August or September I started contacting folks about updating the counterfeit CBH census, a census that had not been updated in...
Winston ZackDec 4, 20212 min5+ New Cast Counterfeit CBH Varieties in November!The second-half of November was a whirlwind travel adventure for me. The first stop was to the American Numismatic Society (ANS) where...
lelboiselleDec 4, 20211 minBogus Morgan Looks cast, There is a ridge on the reeding, considerable porosity also. The weight is 16.35 g, vs. 26.73 g, close in in diameter at...
Winston ZackDec 4, 20211 minDo You Want to Write a Blog?I've just learned that the settings on this website limit who can write blogs, and that if others want to contribute I need to invite...
Winston ZackNov 29, 20211 minCast Counterfeit Bust DimeI was recently contacted about sharing the following cast counterfeit Capped Bust dime dated 1829. No additional information was...
Winston ZackOct 20, 20212 minA Metal Detecting Find!Earlier this year I was contacted by a metal detectorist from Maine. He found this website after conducting research on an item he...
Winston ZackSep 11, 20211 min30th Clinton Head Variety!The Counterfeit CBH census is in full swing! If you would like to participate, but have not been contacted about it, send me an email at...
Winston ZackAug 21, 20211 minComing Soon. New Counterfeit CBH CensusFor years, Larry Schmidt has conducted a counterfeit CBH census through the cccbhcc.com website. In the transition from cccbhcc.com to...
Winston ZackAug 6, 20211 min300! And More Teasers!This will be a short, teaser blog post. Recently, a collector brought to my attention a few new hand-made, die-struck contemporary...
Winston ZackJul 18, 20213 minTwo More Singletons Join Families!Over the last three weeks I've been obsessively researching and writing more and more about counterfeit CBHs for the next Bad Metal book,...
Winston ZackJul 7, 20211 minWhat is your favorite counterfeit CBH variety?Let me know your answer in the comments section. Feel free to explain why it is your favorite variety too! One of my favorites is 1838...
Winston ZackJul 2, 20211 minBad Metal Website. Mobile Platform UpdatesJust a short post and note that I have begun making updates to the 'mobile' version of this website. This has been long overdue and I...
Winston ZackJun 28, 20212 minCounterfeit CBHs. New Variety #295!It is always exciting when a new hand-made, die struck circulating contemporary counterfeit (CCC) U.S. coin is documented. And in my...
Winston ZackJun 12, 20211 minPoll. Resolving a Counterfeit 3cS Debate.A fellow collector and myself have been having an on-and-off discussion about how to properly designate an obverse die used to strike two...