2 New Quarter Varieties!
Ok, I know I haven't written a blog post in a while. I've been busy with nearly everything but numismatic stuff over the last 6 weeks,...
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Winston Zack
- Aug 12
- 2 min
86%
Bad Metal Silver. 50c to S$1 is now approximately 86% complete (I'm way more organized with this publication than prior publications)....
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Winston Zack
- Jul 29
- 5 min
July was a Banner Month for Counterfeit CBHs
*This is a long blog post, but worth the read. Months like this don’t come around much anymore – for various reasons. But July was...
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Winston Zack
- Jul 23
- 1 min
What Else Do You Want to Know?
What facts, figures, stats, or other stuff and things about contemporary counterfeit U.S. coins do you want to know about, especially if...
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Winston Zack
- Jul 14
- 1 min
A New Shield Nickel Variety Documented with the ‘X’ Treasury Stamp of Condemnation
Recently, an example of counterfeit Shield nickel variety 1867 Z1-A was sold bearing the large ‘X’ countermark, shown here. This...
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Winston Zack
- Jul 7
- 3 min
Housekeeping Updates and Other Info!
New Counterfeits for Sale. Over the last few weeks and over this weekend I have and will continue to list a handful of new acquisitions...
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Winston Zack
- Jun 13
- 1 min
UPDATE: Bad Metal Copper and Nickel Errata
Available for download HERE, is a more attractive version of the Bad Metal. Copper and Nickel errata, including images of the 2 new...
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Winston Zack
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Counterfeit 3cS News You Can Use
This is a 2-part blog post on counterfeit 3cS’s. First, in May 2023 a new variety of hand-made, die struck counterfeit 1852 3cS was...
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Winston Zack
- Jun 4
- 2 min
A New Counterfeit CBQ Variety!
April 2023 was another important month in the genre of circulating contemporary counterfeit U.S. coins. This time, a previously...
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Winston Zack
- May 12
- 2 min
4th New CBH Variety in 4 Months!
Remarkably to me, in April the 4th previously undocumented hand-made, die struck counterfeit CBH was identified this year and sold on...
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Winston Zack
- Apr 27
- 1 min
NNP Symposium at CSNS: Registration Info
You can register for NNP Symposium Talks at the CSNS here. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nnp-symposium-spring-2023-registration-5239613615...
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Winston Zack
- Apr 26
- 1 min
Teaser Blog Post - 2 new varieties
I don't have the time to draft and write even a short blog post right now, but I still wanted to announce that 2 new counterfeit...
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Winston Zack
- Apr 2
- 2 min
The 3rd in 3 Months!
After 3 completed months in 2023, the 3rd previously undocumented Capped Bust half dollar (CBH) counterfeit hand-made die variety has...
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Winston Zack
- Mar 4
- 2 min
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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