note.boy wrote:
According to the book "The Counterfeit Coin Story" counterfeits appeared
very quickly after the first ever coins were produced, there's one
illustrated dated to 600 to 550 B.C. Billy

Heck, I'll bet before coins when there was stamped bullion those stamps
were counterfeited as well. Even in Sumer there was probably someone
faking something of value. Some people will do anything for money.