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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have had this coin around for several years so not sure where I picked this up or how much I paid. I bought it fully believing it was a 1912-S. Come sometime later when I was looking at my other 12-S cents did I discover what I really had...  Of course I now know that the mintmark is the wrong shape and the shoulder has the VDB on it.    I know of the 44-D altered to 14-D, but this was a strange one. Edited by mrwhatisit
11/22/2022 2:13 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yes it is an altered date . By condition of it ,I hope you didn't pay a lot of money for it .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Don't believe I've ever seen that alteration!
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Easy to spot with the extra space between the 9 and the1. There have been literally dozens of the modified 1944 on ebay that have been reported and removed. Correct typo Edited by JimmyD
11/22/2022 4:30 pm
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I've seen one or 2 like that posted here in the past.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Fake 1943 copper cent.  Altered 48 cent. Note how the altered '4' leaves a space between the 19_14-D  Scammers are out there. |
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United States
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Interesting find. Maybe it was practice for the 1944 they had on deck.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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One could drive a small Mazda through that gap.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd have to check but pretty sure I haven't run across that alteration either. Seems like an obvious one for someone to fake but with 11-S and 14-D being the more expensive ones those are the ones usually faked.
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United States
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Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here)See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Great set of photos - Thanks!  Odd - the 1918 looks the most convincing, but to what avail? Edited by Coinfrog
11/23/2022 6:34 pm
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That 1912-S is an obvious alteration now that we know to look for it.
Nice photos @NSS, thanks for sharing those additional examples.
edit for spllgening
Edited by nickelsearcher
11/24/2022 06:08 am
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