Knock-Off, Counterfeit, Fake Bucks & The Americans Who Sell Them

TheFishman said:
Some unfortunate soul paid around $45 for this "Buck 110" on the auction site today.

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Somebody probably thought they were buying a Buck 110 for a friend or loved one as a gift.
What a shame.
 
cbach8tw said:
Wow, just looking and ypu would think they are legitimate.
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Hickory n steel said:
I would too.
The 110 they can't get right thankfully, but many of the modern types are easily cloned sadly.
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It's like a signature. The more flourish-y or sloppy a signature is, the easier it is to counterfeit effectively. When someone who attended Catholic school in the early to mid 20th century signs their them in textbook perfect cursive, it's almost impossible to duplicate and fool anyone. The Buck 110 is the textbook cursive perfection.
 
rhino said:
It's like a signature. The more flourish-y or sloppy a signature is, the easier it is to counterfeit effectively. When someone who attended Catholic school in the early to mid 20th century signs their them in textbook perfect cursive, it's almost impossible to duplicate and fool anyone. The Buck 110 is the textbook cursive perfection.
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The way I see it the 110 is just very generic these days while also being somewhat distinct I details that may be less obvious to the average person.

Basically everybody knows the 110 but are so used to seeing all the generic copycats that a lot of them may not know exactly what a real Buck 110 looks like, so the effort to counterfeit them exactly isn't really necessary.
 
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