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Just a reminder that there are a lot of counterfeits and fakes floating around out there. I found this one in a wheat bag and although it's pretty awful some are pretty good. 1944-S Lincoln Wheat cent altered date - fake 1914-S    |
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Was this done by a Kindergartener? Gee whiz, what a sloppy job!  |
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Seen a few of these myself. Amazing what people will go through to fake coins. Very sloppy job by the counterfeiter but a very cool find from a Wheat bag.
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Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Good Lord...so obvious! lol
I have a 22D that was altured to look like a 22 no-D been meaning to post...lol
maybe I'll post it tomorrow.
Thanks for reminding me
smat
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TB it looks like the real deal to me. I'll buy it for 5 bazillion gazillion dollars. Will you take a check ?  Edited by Daves Errors
06/04/2021 2:07 pm
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Man, that's really bad lol. On a more serious note, I did once find a 1943 Lincoln which looked bronze. For about three seconds I got my hopes up. Of course, it turned out to be a copper-plated Steel cent.  CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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I am speechless , what more can I add to this thread ?  |
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Pretty cool. Could have been a very serious, first time attempt gone awry, or just a 'let's see what I can do' hatchet job by someone bored.
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Well the way to tell if the date was altered is to look at the extra space between the 19 (space) 14. It is quite noticeable.  |
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Must have been early practice coin.  |
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The "wear" looks pretty legit but those scratches give it away. Still, it's the effort that counts
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Looks like they tried a ball point pen to get rid of the unwanted '4'. I've seen even worse examples of a counterfeit 1914-S and wonder why? The 1914-D is the valuable one:   Edited by coop
06/04/2021 09:32 am
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A blind man on a fast horse could see that! Some people and their imagination are sometimes too funny!
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So now everyone who see these images, will remember to look for the parking space, between the 19 and the 14 when these coins are altered. |
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Posted 06/04/2021 12:21 am
