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I was recently contacted about sharing the following cast counterfeit Capped Bust dime dated 1829. No additional information was...

Earlier this year I was contacted by a metal detectorist from Maine. He found this website after conducting research on an item he...

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...

For years, Larry Schmidt has conducted a counterfeit CBH census through the cccbhcc.com website. In the transition from cccbhcc.com to...

This will be a short, teaser blog post. Recently, a collector brought to my attention a few new hand-made, die-struck contemporary...

Over the last three weeks I've been obsessively researching and writing more and more about counterfeit CBHs for the next Bad Metal book,...

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...

Just 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...

It is always exciting when a new hand-made, die struck circulating contemporary counterfeit (CCC) U.S. coin is documented. And in my...

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...

June 2021 Blog It has been a little longer than I planned to write another blog, but I guess I was waiting for enough new and worthwhile...

The mysterious 1831 Davignon 18-R has finally been photographically documented for the first time in 2021, a whole 11 years after it was...

After being on a 6+ month hiatus moving from Oregon to New Mexico, starting a new job, and buying my first house, I am back to updating...

On May 16, 2020 Dr. Jesse Kraft, Assistant Curator of the Coins and Currency of the Americas within the American Numismatic Society...

On January 14, 2020 the Coin World Podcast team (Chris Bulfinch, Jeff Starck) aired my interview discussing circulating contemporary...

Welcome! The purpose of this blog is to grow our knowledge and understanding of contemporary counterfeit U.S. coins one counterfeit coin...

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