What is a contemporary counterfeit?
A coin, usually from a base metal, which was cast or struck from crudely engraved dies or dies made from a host coin from legitimate United States coinage and made to pass for face value at the time of its creation.
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The field of seated contemporary counterfeits is an opportunity for new research. A medium to collect and publish findings is an important instrument
for advancing knowledge to the numismatic fraternity. Liberty Seated dimes were the initial focus and were first published by Gerry Fortin at the
www.seateddimevarieties.com website. This initial module was constructed for displaying the known
contemporary counterfeits within LSCC member collections. Brian Greer was graciously offered his "bogo" dimes as the anchor.
I wish to thank Brian for allowing his amazing collection to be photographed and classified.
The LSCC contemporary counterfeit archive now captures the full scope of contemporay counterfeits across all Liberty Seated denominations.
It is an evolving club website module and can only be enhanced through incremental contributions. Please email me with suggestions and also,
I strongly encourage readers to offer their contemporary counterfeits for inclusion into the library. Through your additional submissions, the full
numismatic scope of contemporary seated dime, twenty cent, quarter and half dollar counterfeits will be assembled and characterized.
Next Steps
The LSCC needs your support to populate the Liberty Seated contemporary counterfeit databases. Please contact Gerry Fortin at
wuximems@hotmail.com if you desire to submit new information or pieces to the dime, twenty cent,
quarter or half dollar denominations. If a counterfeit cannot be sent for imaging, then the following inputs are suggested for inclusion of new content into the archives;
- Clear obverse/reverse images with digital camera minimum image resolution of 350x350.
- Weight
- Estimate of base material
- Description of production method, cast or transfer dies
- Estimate of rarity (if at all possible)
- Weight
Archive Contributors
Bill Bugert, Stephen Crain, Jason Feldman, Gerry Fortin, John Frost, Brian Greer, Ray Lathrop, Frank Leone, Chris Majtyka, Larry Schmidt,
Mark Verbeck, Dave Wnuck, Winston Zack
Liberty Seated Half Dimes Archive
Featuring the Stephen Crain and Dave Wnuck Collections
Stars on Obverse - With Drapery 1840-1843
1841-O
Stars on Obverse - With Arrows 1853-1855
1854 WA
Stars on Obverse - With Drapery Resumed 1856-1860
1857
Legend Obverse 1860-1873
1871,
1872,
1874-O
Liberty Seated Dimes Archive
Featuring the Brian Greer Collection
No Stars on Obverse 1837-1838
1838-O No Stars
Stars on Obverse - No Drapery 1838-1840
1838-O,
1839,
1839-O
Stars on Obverse - With Drapery 1840-1853
1841-101,
1841-102,
1841-O,
1842-101,
1842-102,
1842-O,
1843,
1844,
1846-O,
1848,
1849,
1850,
1852
Stars on Obverse - Arrows at Date 1853-1855
1853 WA-101,
1853 WA-102,
1853 WA-103,
1853 WA-104,
1854-O WA,
1855 WA-101,
1855 WA-102
Stars on Obverse - With Drapery Resumed 1856-1860
1856 Sm Date-101,
1856 Sm Date-102,
1857,
1857-O,
1858-101,
1858-102,
1858-103,
1859,
1859-O-101,
1859-O-102,
1859-S
Legend Obverse 1860-1873
1861-101,
1861-102,
1864,
1869,
1870,
1872-CC,
1874 NA,
1874-S NA
Legend Obverse - Arrows at Date 1873-1874
1874-S WA
Legend Obverse Resumed 1875-1891
1875,
1876,
1876-CC,
1877,
1877-CC,
1878,
1878-CC-101,
1878-CC-102,
1880,
1882,
1883,
1885,
1887,
1888-101,
1888-102,
1888-103,
1888-O,
1890-101,
1890-102,
1891-101,
1891-102,
1891-103,
1891-104
Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Archive
Selections from Stephen Crain and John Frost Collections
1875-1878
1875-CC-101,
1875-CC-102
Liberty Seated Quarters Archive
Featuring the Brian Greer, Ray Lathrop, Chris Majtyka and Larry Schmidt Collections
No Motto Above Eagle 1838-1853
1842-O-101,
1842-O-102,
1842-O-103,
1843,
1844
Arrows at Date, Ray Around Eagle 1853 Only
1853 WA-101,
1853 WA-102
Arrows at Date, No Rays 1853-1855
1853 WA-101,
1854 WA-101,
1854 WA-102,
1854 WA-103
1854-S WA
No Motto Resumed 1856-1865
1856-O,
1857-101,
1857-102,
1858-101,
1858-102,
1858-103,
1858-104,
1859-101,
1859-102,
1860-101,
1860-102,
1861-101,
1861-102,
1861-104,
1861-105,
1861-106,
1861-107,
1861-108,
1862-101,
1862-102
Motto Above Eagle 1866-1873
Arrows at Date 1873-1874
1873 WA
Motto Above Eagle Resumed 1875-1891
1875,
1876-CC,
1877-101,
1877-102,
1877-CC,
1877-S-101,
1877-S-102,
1877-S-103,
1878,
1891-101,
1891-102,
1891-103,
1891-104
Liberty Seated Half Dollars Archive
Featuring the Brian Greer and Bill Bugert Collections
No Motto Above Eagle 1839-1853
1833,
1842,
1844,
1844-O
Arrows at Date, Ray Around Eagle 1853 Only
1853 WA
Arrows at Date, No Rays 1854-1855
1854 WA-101,
1854 WA-102,
1854 WA-103,
1854 WA-104,
1854-O WA-101,
1855-O WA
No Motto Resumed 1856-1866
1857-101,
1857-102,
1858,
1858-O,
1858-S,
1859-101,
1859-102,
1860,
1860-S,
1861,
1861-O CSA,
1864-S,
1865-S
Motto Above Eagle 1866-1873
Arrows at Date 1873-1874
1874 WA
Motto Above Eagle Resumed 1875-1891
1875-101,
1875-102,
1875-CC,
1875-S-101,
1875-S-102,
1876-101,
1876-102,
1877-101,
1877-102,
1877-S,
1878-101,
1878-102,
1878-103,
1878-CC
Liberty Seated Dollars Archive
Selection from Brian Greer Collection
No Motto Above Eagle 1839-1853
1840
Trade Dollars Archive
Selection from John Frost Collection
1875-S