Miami Valley Coin Club

The Omega Man (or Woman)

Who was the Omega Man? In the early 1970’s, numerous 1907 high relief Double Eagles began to surface. Being a rare coin, suspicions were raised and prompted a closer inspection of these coins.

It was discovered that a Greek Omega symbol (Ω) had been added as a “signature” of the counterfeiter. It was located within the claw of the eagle and couldn’t be detected under simple magnification.

Later this same “mark” was found on 1874, 1878, and 1882 $3 gold coins, located within the “R” in the word ‘LIBERTY’.

50 years have gone by and the counterfeiter has never been identified.

Omega Symbol Within the Eagle’s Claw

Omega Symbol Within the “R” in “LIBERTY”