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Pillar of the Community
Canada
838 Posts |
I think I've even seen a 1914-S faked this way.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1424 Posts |
2 of those sold at a local auction for about $75 each. The people at these auctions don't have a clue what they are buying sometimes.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
10743 Posts |
I can imagine it can be tricky, if people don't know what they're looking at. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19942 Posts |
That will make your heart pound.....for a few seconds at least. LOL
I'm from the camp that they should be destroyed so they nobody can ever get ripped off with one.
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Valued Member
 United States
230 Posts |
BadThad ~ I've wrestled with that idea numerous times but just can't bring myself to destroy a coin. I have a small can full of demolished coins that I have picked up off the streets. My "Road Kill" collection. Some are so bad they are hardly recognizable but I still can't bring myself to throw them away. Maybe I ought to post that collection!?
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Moderator
 United States
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Go ahead and post them! I have a difficult time throwing coins away myself. It would be interesting to see what sort of tragedies you have rescued.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1256 Posts |
14ers: I know what you mean. I ask myself (too often) "What am I doing!?" but then I go right on doing it anyways.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3278 Posts |
Stuff in my collection that I don't like looking at I get rid of. I got a nephew that loves dateless Buffalo's, bent corroded IHC's, and whatever. Don't worry I give him nice stuff also! |
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Valued Member
United States
439 Posts |
That was a tricky coin. Use it as a reminder to always be careful.
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
Wow, what a story. It was just too good to be true!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
3692 Posts |
Notice how on the tiny white specks are scattered around so that they are considered "normal" with the rest of the pic. But then look at the white speck that's right beside the fake "1". Pretty clever photography - it's almost subliminal.
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Valued Member
United States
52 Posts |
wow. being a newbie it looks real to me. I never really knew how popular faking coins were until I joined CC and several metal detecting forums.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3278 Posts |
Another way to tell these fakes is the difference in the size of the 1's in the date.
with the real 1914 both 1's are the same size.
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Valued Member
United States
230 Posts |
Here are a couple additional photos I have wanted to include with this.   |
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Moderator
United States
16679 Posts |
If you look close, you can see the handy work of the counterfeiter. This is what hurts our hobby :-(
Great educational tools though and excellent for newbies to see.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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