King Hormizd II Silver Drachma – Sassanian
This silver drachma coin has been made between 302 to 309 A.D. during the Persian Sassanian dynasty of Hormizd II, King of Persia. The Sassanian dynasty did begin in the year 208 A.D. with...
Counterfeit
Counterfeit coins can be found all over the world and it is bad for our hobby. With the articles listed in this category, we show you counterfeit coin examples and mention how you can detect them.
Silver Chinese Dragon Coin – Hu-Peh Province
The authentic Chinese Dragon coin listed on this page has been made during the Qing Dynasty which was present in China from the year 1644 until 1911. This dragon coin, or dragon dollar as...
2006 Panda Coin – Silver Chinese Panda Coins
Silver Panda coins are very nicely designed silver bullion coins struck by Chinese mint with a purity of 99.9% silver. Chinese Panda coins are struck since 1983. The designs are made by the Chinese...
1926 Peace Dollar – Liberty Dollar
I think that from all years the Peace Dollar was struck (1921 -1928) (1934 -1935) there are Chinese made counterfeit peace dollars in circulation. Most of these counterfeit dollars, like the one we are...
1924 Peace Dollar – Liberty Dollar
The Peace Dollar was minted in the years 1921 till 1928 and after a 6 year rest period again in the years 1934 and 1935. Before the first peace dollar was struck there was...
American Silver Eagle Dollars – Bullion Coins
Some coin forgeries are actually too stupid for words and this happens to be the case with the counterfeit coin we show here below. Because there has never been an American silver eagle dollar...
1894 Morgan Dollar – Mintmark: O, New Orleans
From the 1894 morgan dollar with the mintmark O from New Orleans, there are still many coins in circulation and for this reason, it’s an easy collectible silver coin. The 1894 morgan dollar with...
1885 “Morgan” Trade Dollar
The real 1885 trade dollar was designed by William Barber and because only 5 proofs are made this coin is very rare and expensive to buy if for sale. The counterfeit coin shown on this...
1885 Morgan O Silver Dollar – New Orleans
The 1885 morgan dollar did get his name from the designer, George T. Morgan. Morgan dollars were made from 1878 to 1921 and some years are very scarce, difficult to find and expensive to...
1885 Morgan Silver Dollar
The 1885 morgan dollar did get his name from the designer, George T. Morgan. Morgan dollars were made from 1878 to 1921 and some years are very scarce, difficult to find and expensive to...
