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Who made me?

Can anyone please attribute this piece?




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Winston Zack
Winston Zack
Jan 13, 2022

lelboiselle, did you end up winning this coin?

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lelboiselle
lelboiselle
Jan 07, 2022

Nice, thanks! I am new to CBH's what can you tell me about how to attribute by maker? Is there a ref pub?

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Winston Zack
Winston Zack
Jan 08, 2022
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If you want to get a book on this, Keith Davignon published "Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Dollars, 2nd Edition" in 2010. This website includes all those varieties plus new discoveries; I'm a bit behind on posting a handful of new varieties (mostly cast) to this website. Here is a direct link where you can view the different counterfeit CBH varieties on this website by date: https://www.badmetalcoin.com/overview


This is also a relatively common variety with more than 10 documented and potentially 50 or more in existence. It is part of a group of counterfeit CBHs nicknamed the 'Mexican Head' family. This counterfeit CBH family currently includes 22 different documented varieties, and it is likely one or more new varieties wi…

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Jeff Prem
Jan 07, 2022

Davignon 4/D. Nice coin.

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