SOME ELECTROTYPES AND CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEITS

Electrotype of a Dickeson Restrike Token

“1792” (Circa 1859) Electrotype of a Dickeson Restrike Token, Uncirculated [uncertified]. Breen-1380, Judd-C1792-1. A handsome red & brown "coin", and well made for an electrotype. The obverse features a defiant eagle perched on a rock. The reverse displays the legends "TRIAL PIECE/DESIGNED FOR/UNITED STATES/CENT./1792." According to Walter Breen's 1988 Encyclopedia, Dr. Montroville Wilson Dickeson obtained a pair of dies created by early mint employee Adam Eckfeldt. These dies were never used for coinage or pattern purposes, and were likely sold as scrap metal by the mint. Dickeson apparently believed the die was connected with the 1792 Getz or Birch cents. I never saw or heard of one of these when I was collecting electrotypes of colonial and early American coinage, so I was surprised to see this piece. $495

1858 Liberty Quarter Eagle Contemporary Counterfeit

1858 Liberty Quarter Eagle Contemporary Counterfeit. Almost Uncirculated [uncertified]. Spectacular condition for a contemporary counterfeit coin. $200.

1861 Three Cent Silver Contemporary Counterfeit

1861 Three Cent Silver Contemporary Counterfeit. Almost Uncirculated [uncertified]. Another extremely high quality example of this popular contemporary counterfeit type. You can't see it in the images, but there is actual cartwheel luster on this coin. $195.

1888-S Liberty Half Eagle Contemporary Counterfeit

1888-S Liberty Half Eagle Contemporary Counterfeit. Very Fine [uncertified]. This coin is also been similarly abused. Still rare, and coins like this (which are the norm in the contemporary counterfeit world) make one appreciate seeing a truly high grade example. $95

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