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OK, that's an altered coin, not a counterfeit. Still not legal to sell as real, but I would think OK to sell as scrap gold.
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Yes, I had said up-front that I wasn't misrepresenting it, that I would tell anyone what it really was. I've carried it around as a reminder to pay more attention to what I buy; a life-lesson, if you will. But, if it's a 1/2 oz of gold, and I can legitimately get $500 or so for the lump of gold, lesson learned!
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In order to be counterfoot, notfeds would have to be a copy of a coin. I didn't read the details, but I suspect the problem was that he claimed they were money, could be spent, or some other fraud.
Even if someone had 100 ounces of them, how much time and money do you think the gubmint is going to pursue what is essentially petty theft?
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It might be good to disfigure it enough that the dealer will melt it, and no one tries to pass it to a Clewless Gnubee™.
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The Feds' problem with NORFEDs is that they (allegedly) could be confused for currency. They say "dollar" have elements similar to US currency, say "Trust in God", "Liberty", and "USA".
There's a thread on another coin site by a fellow who called the US Attorney General's local office and was told, in part: "It's legal to possess the Liberty Dollar rounds, with caveat. If you own the coins as collectibles, then you're fine. The FBI was very clear on that. However, if you sell the rounds as collectibles, you are on very thin ice. Why? Well, with the caveat that he wasn't providing legal advice, the agent indicated that you don't know final intent. So, if a buyer decided to use the round as currency, you would be liable for distribution with the intent to defraud (US Title Code 18, Sec 491)."
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I have a Henning nickel dated 1944 without the broken are on the reverse. When I was 9 years old, in 1964, I received it in my change when I bought something at a coin store located in Elmwood Park, Illinois, where my family lived. Silver coins were fast disappearing from circulation at the time, and we were coin collectors who kept all the silver War Nickels we would find in change. When I got the coin, I had already read the story of the counterfeit nickel in a book about the FBI, so I instantly knew what it was. And I have kept it for all these years. Despite only being in circulation for 10 years, the nickel does have more wear than you would expect on a legit one. |
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Jack B - You recently commented on the Henning Nickle and mentioned a counterfeit gold coin.
Just this week we got notice of the US Govt going after the guy minting the private not intended as money Liberty Dollars & taking his silver. There is no telling what or who they will attack & confiscate their personal property now days. So unless you really need the FIAT cash, I would keep that coin under wraps. FYI & good luck
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Hennings are tough to come by. They are nice to have as a bit of Americatics or is ir Numiscan?  |
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Oddly enuf, I was going through some "basement coins" the other day and found a Henning. Guess I'll have to check varieties when it surfaces again.
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09/03/2011 09:02 am
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Nice Hennings  Quote:
It's a 1913 $10 Indian Head Eagle that someone tried to make more valuable by brazing on a 'S' MM, so it does have some gold content. If you unbrazed the mm (removed it) would that be PPMD  |
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dsadowski  Do you have a picture of reverse ?  |
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Here is a picture of the reverse.  |
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Here is a close-up of the "R" (please, spelling checker, do not change that to "are").  |
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Yours has one of the reverse dies without the hole in the R, but it's definitely a henning with the missing mint-mark. Apparently they're all ugly like that. I'd really love to find one!
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