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When the Reverse Is Wrong: A Counterfeit 1893-O Morgan Dollar Case Study
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Every counterfeit coin tells a story. Sometimes the clues appear immediately. Other times they reveal themselves...
The Curious Case of the Counterfeit Five Dollar Bill from the Trinity Archives
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The American Numismatic Society (ANS) has added an...
Fun with Fakes – The Trifecta, Chinese Counterfeit Coins, Slabs and Website!
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"As if the Chinese counterfeit coins in fake PCGS slabs isn’t bad enough, now...
America’s Strangest Gold: The Secret Saudi “Coins” Struck by the U.S. Mint for Oil...
They look like coins. They circulated like money. Yet the U.S. Mint never meant them to be coins at all.
In the mid-1940s, the United...
Fun With Fakes: The Ongoing Battle Against Counterfeit Carson City Dollars
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From the Dark Corner: Top Five Counterfeits I Have Seen
By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ...... Updated Dec 11, 2025
After submitting my 50th exclusive CoinWeek article...
The Mystery of the Omega Counterfeiter
By CoinWeek Notes .....
A counterfeiter known by the Greek letter omega (Ω) that he, she, or they used to mark their work. Perhaps most famous...
Jack Young’s Fun with Fakes – Bad “Bay” sellers and a not-PCGS 1909-S Indian...
So........ Unfortunately, I spend some of my spare time “dumpster diving” through eBay’s counterfeit listings for the latest bad examples and the worst forms...
Counterfeit Coin Detection – A Fake 1861 Type 2 US Gold Quarter Eagle
Counterfeit coin - 1861 Type 2 Quarter Eagle
By Max Spiegel - Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ......
Raised lumps of metal and lack of detail are...
Jack Young’s Fun with Fakes- Another 1836 Gobrecht Dollar
by Jack Young for CoinWeek...
So, I ended up with another of the counterfeit 1836 Gobrecht Dollars apparently from the Chinese counterfeit ring located in...
Jack Young’s Fun with Fakes- 1916-D Counterfeit in a Counterfeit PCGS Slab
By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group ......
This installment's star is a counterfeit 1916-D Mercury Dime in a...
From the Dark Corner: Counterfeit 1836 “Gobrecht Dollars” All Over Again
By Jack D. Young and the Dark Side Group ......
The 1836 Gobrecht Dollar is a favorite counterfeit of mine. I have written one article...
New Book Tells Story of Multi-Year Investigation Into “Supernote” Counterfeit Ring
The “Supernote” was a counterfeit $100 Federal Reserve Note so undetectable that it threatened to destroy the global economy. Retired United States Secret Service...
Counterfeits Abound and eBay Doesn’t Care: Jack Young’s Fun With Fakes
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Is it me, or is eBay getting worse for bad listings...
























