Help Me Understand "questionable Authenticity"

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rajuncajun New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/07/2007 6:09 pm I sent my first coin off for authentification -- a silver 'shekel of tyre'. I got this amongst a priest's smalls at an auction. Most of the smalls dated back to late 1800s and early 1900s. There was old pen/pencil set, many crosses, items from attendance at Chicago 1926 Eucharistic Congress and a few old coins from 1749 and early 1900s. The tyre came back as 'questionable authenticity' and of course they keep the full fee (which is Ok as I really wanted to know if coin real or not). Does "questionable authenticity" mean it is a counterfeit/fake? This Brother Marcus' stuff that I picked up at auction, is there a ways to dig further? Not that a priest would not be taken by a counterfeit coin also, but I think he would have had access to a tyre moreso than others in earlier years. Does anyone know if this coin was, indeed, one counterfeited and passed out to the public or maybe amongst priest? Just curious. Maybe a second look in order, maybe not? Thanks. Dot Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 02/08/2007 08:22 am "Questionable authenticity" certainly sounds like code for "We're pretty sure it's fake, but don't want to be sued for defamation just in case we're wrong and it is genuine.". Which TPG did you send it to? According to the PCGS website, "Questionable Authenticity" (code 90) means "Coin is a counterfeit". I assume other reputable TPGs use much the same euphemism. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
rajuncajun New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 02/08/2007 6:43 pm I sent it to ICG. I guess I expected to see the word "counterfeit" or "fake" or "no grade" even and just really could not find a definition for the word "questionable authenticity". The coin, itself, is neat to say the least. I wondered about your definition as something that maybe would be that old, I would think would be rather hard to identify or more costly tests maybe required. But, hey, I'm still learning here............Thank you, Sap. PS...I like the coin just the same. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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Help Me Understand "Questionable Authenticity"