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 Posted 03/10/2021  12:09 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CentSation to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I think you will be disappointed. The 2 looks odd though could just be the pic but the mintmark does not look like MMS-001, looks closer to being MMS-002.

But why would someone counterfeit such a 'cheap' coin? I'm guessing this will end up in the $100 range.

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 Posted 03/10/2021  12:18 am  Show Profile   Check Tanman2001's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Tanman2001 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Yeah definitely a fake. Weak detail, porous surface, wrong MMS.


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But why would someone counterfeit such a 'cheap' coin?


That's exactly what they want you to think.
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Any coin worth more than a few dollars are being counterfeited by the Chinese. The light on this one you showed us isn't the best, but at first glance, this coin has the "casted" look to it (porous surfaces).

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Linc's bowtie is pretty much a dead giveaway and the 9 looks really odd.
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I just shake my head. The international counterfeit machine will counterfeit anything to make a buck. The Chinese I believe are the most guilty of this. As long as people buy them they will keep pumping them out.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection:
http://goccf.com/t/303507
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Imagine the counterfeiting going on in the Dark Ages...
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Well lets see them side by side to see if they look just like the original, or not?
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Well someone just spent $39 total on a fake.....
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