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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just an entertaining photoessay of some fake US coins--some painfully obvious, some sneakier--can you tell why?  1. 1856 " Flying Eagle cent"  2. Comparision between genuine 1942/1941-P 10c and fake:  3. 1869/9 " Indian Head cent"  4. "1888/7"   5. Genuine 1876 IHC (bottom) and "1876" (top)  6. Genuine 1877 IHC (top) and "1877" (bottom)  7. Genuine 1894 and "1894" IHC.  8. Doctored Morgan dollar and authentic 1893-S date area  9. "1909-S VDB" (date area only)  10. 1909 with time-traveling mint mark:  11. A 30 years' younger 1914-D  |
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Moderator
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I can see all the telltales of fakery on each; is that the agenda or are you brewing something bigger-picture?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I guess none of these are two sneaky after all--although a few got high bids on ebay.  Just a few pictures to enjoy--or serve as a warning to collectors. |
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Heck, aside one obvious thing, that 1856 is good. The 1942/1 sells 10 times out of 10 with the right, *slightly* blurry image, and the 1876 & 77 probably the same.
Most of them would fool the buyer having imperfect knowledge, even one just operating outside their usual numismatic specialty.
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Bedrock of the Community
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 The 1856 is slightly tricky, although the legends are the style of 1857. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Cool post, DV .... Hope this one gets many views! Forewarned is forearmed.
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Pillar of the Community
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A GREAT lesson for new collectors and long-time alike. I spied the "14-D" immediately but would probably have been fooled by the Indian Head cents. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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WOW.. Great photos DV..  But.. I honestly would be fooled by the 1856 Flying Eagle.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I have a few of these in my stacks. :-)
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Pillar of the Community
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I would have been fooled by the 1856 FE as well.
It just goes to show that unless you are very knowledgeable about a certain coin, it is a good idea to buy a slabbed coin from reputable seller when purchasing key dates
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Pillar of the Community
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I got a pretty good laugh out of all of them
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Bedrock of the Community
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The 1856 is a good argument for TPGs--as long is it's in a REAL SLAB Therefore, it's good to know the markers on the genuine coin--wish I owned one myself. I have cobbled together a comparison of the fake 1856 shown above with a certified coin from Heritage. Although the forgers got close on the rectangular opening on the "O" in OF, the serifs are just all wrong--on the real coin, the serifs are very elongated. The date isn't quite convincing either, especially the "5"  Edited by DVCollector
12/26/2013 6:21 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for sharing DVCollector. That is a very good information for people who aren't sure what the difference is between the real and fake one. And in regards to the slab, yes you should definitely make sure it is a legit TPG and not one of the ebay basement made slabs. |
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Posted 12/25/2013 4:46 pm
