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  1. Eh, be careful with any "pewter" you're working with. Much still contains lead and is, as mentioned a cumulative toxin. Buy from a source with a good reputation only and don't melt old pewter items as they are likely lead-bound. That being said, my grandpa has been making his own lead sinkers for the last 70 years, bites them open and closed, and doesn't use a hood vent when melting the lead. Also he grew up with those highly volatile chemical play sets, lawn darts, lead paint, DDT, and hundreds of other toxic things and he is fine. It's all in how you're exposed and the frequency. By no means are chemicals/heavy metals safe; I'm an exterminator, I know that we'll. Just use common sense and always wash your hands and face afterwards. Not everyone is as lucky as my grandpa.

  2. Rsraghead, have a look at some of the counterfeit 8 Reales online. A few look like this one but many are very difficult to tell. I've been collecting them for years and returned a few because they were very very good counterfeits. That being said, I'm a hobbyist jeweler and I know the methods used very well, most convincing ones are lost wax cast with a good silver alloy. Sadly this method isn't apparent until you have the coin in hand or at least every angled image imaginable.

  3. Is that a large cent or a small cent?

    I'm pretty sure that was a large cent version of the flying eagle before the size reduction. I like the flying eagle but I'd loved to have seen a small version of the large cent reverse. It would be a very tight and clean design compared to the commerce style they went with.

  4. I often wish that I had started my collection as a US Type Set vs. series of coins like Indian Head Cents. I have a Dansco US Type Set album and really enjoy it.

    Much to my mother's dismay I started a type set instead of finishing my Lincoln cent series. Even at 8 years old or younger I didn't like seeing the same thing again and again. I started with a large cent and it all went down hill from there. ;)

  5. It's hard to tell from the shots but it's likely a bad planchet. What type of coin is it? It looks like a private issue medal moreso than a coin, am I right? Do you calipers? You could measure the coins thickness at various points to see if it's a bad planchet or even bubbling from strike lamination.

  6. You are going with the supposition that counterfeiting is about the $$.

    Henning held a grudge, & tried to pull off w/the 5c, what he couldn't with the $5.

    It all about what drives you.

    Although that's true, and there are many cases of this happening over the span of history, I don't think anything but money motivates modern counterfeiters. My favorite examples of flooding counterfeits are the colonial era half pennies and the Confederate currencies. They weren't trying to make money (I mean they did but...), it was about ruining the value of the available monies. The nickels are a fun example too mainly because of the shear numbers involved. Hehe.

  7. I can always help you out with the newer coins like the state and parks if you just want to fill holes with circulated pieces. Why not post a list here? Or email me. Just pay face for the coins and shipping when I gather enough to warrant shipment.

     

    As for collecting... It's been a lot of changes for me too, not all positive however. But I have finally started to get finances and whatnot back together and will hopefully be buying again soon.

  8. I don't think I would waste my time counterfieting a quarter. Cost that much to make

    The Chinese had counterfeited many coins including modern coins for a long time now. It doesn't cost much to make them, especially since I've also seen counterfeited US cent coins from the same region. Why counterfeit a cent? Who knows, but it made them money, otherwise they wouldn't have bothered.

  9. Heh, the gap in time between coins is even more than mine. :)

     

    Have you been gathering state and national parks quarters? I don't know how well they fit in a type set because each is different but a nice example of you're favorite design in clad, silver, and proof might be a nice edition.

  10. It does appear to be a modern counterfeit. I've seen similar that were produced in China and have the same smooth edge with the same chopped metal slug look. Most counterfeits are made of steel or a base amalgam of nickel and copper mixed with tin or lead or some other junk metal. They all have a grainy texture under magnification around the devices.

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