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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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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Winston Zack
Mar 24, 20222 min read
X-Stamp of Condemnation
After the publication of Bad Metal: Copper and Nickel, additional examples of the documented counterfeit varieties in that book, along...
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lelboiselle
Mar 19, 20221 min read
Flea Market find
Bought 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...
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Winston Zack
Feb 26, 20221 min read
Counterfeit 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...
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Winston Zack
Feb 20, 20221 min read
Mexican 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...
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Winston Zack
Jan 8, 20221 min read
Final Call! Bad Metal: Silver, 3cS to 25c
Hi 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,...
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lelboiselle
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Who made me?
Can anyone please attribute this piece?
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Winston Zack
Dec 12, 20211 min read
2021 Counterfeit CBH Census Almost Finalized
Back in August or September I started contacting folks about updating the counterfeit CBH census, a census that had not been updated in...
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Winston Zack
Dec 4, 20212 min read
5+ 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...
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lelboiselle
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Bogus 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...
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Winston Zack
Dec 4, 20211 min read
Do 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...
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Winston Zack
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Cast Counterfeit Bust Dime
I was recently contacted about sharing the following cast counterfeit Capped Bust dime dated 1829. No additional information was...
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Winston Zack
Oct 20, 20212 min read
A 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...
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Winston Zack
Sep 11, 20211 min read
30th 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...
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Winston Zack
Aug 21, 20211 min read
Coming Soon. New Counterfeit CBH Census
For years, Larry Schmidt has conducted a counterfeit CBH census through the cccbhcc.com website. In the transition from cccbhcc.com to...
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