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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Got this one plus a couple others from a dealer last week. Other than the wackadoodle spacing on the date, they covered their tracks pretty well after sculpting the first 4 into a 1. Only at high magnification do the scratches start to show up. 1914-D Lincoln Wheat cent counterfeit - altered date 1944-D    |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5797 Posts |
To the inexperienced, this would probably look like the real deal.
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We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree, to the noobs this coin would be dangerous. Good thing it's not on the market.  You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10635 Posts |
Bats, you make collecting counterfeits cool! |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6116 Posts |
Yeah, I do think it's kind of cool getting a chance to see what shenanigans folks have gone to in order to try and pass off a fake coin. Next up will be to see if we can figure out where the counterfeit 2007 Washington dollars came from.
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Moderator
United States
15531 Posts |
Nice example.
I can't tell by your photo, so please advise what did the counterfeiters do with the VDB on Lincoln shoulder?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Remarkable example indeed, nicely photographed as usual.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
9173 Posts |
Boy that does look like the real thing.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
I should have photographed that as well, but the counterfeiters did in fact nicely buff off the VDB on the shoulder as well. They knew to do that.
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Moderator
United States
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A nice one for the black cabinet! |
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United States
18456 Posts |
Yes , a nice clean altered date . |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5684 Posts |
The spacing and the shape of the 4 make it an obvious counterfeit, but it's exceptionally well done! I'm sure it would fool a lot of people.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4692 Posts |
Easily detected by whether or not VDB is on the obverse portrait.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6116 Posts |
Adding an image of the lower bust to show the loss of the VDB. A surprising amount of work went into this area so they were well aware of the importance of removing the letters.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Hate to say it, but gotta give this guy credit.
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Posted 11/08/2022 12:33 am
