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Zac09 New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:08 pm I recently won this coin in a lot on ebay. I was hoping you guys could help me out by telling me if this coin is real. This coin weighs 3.1 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:14 pm @zac, here is a link to a real one so that you can make a comparison: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/194...lion-3970349 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
NumismaticsFTW Pillar of the Community United States 2280 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:15 pm Fake You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Report this Post to the Staff
DOCC Pillar of the Community United States 1502 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:17 pm Someone made a 2 into a 3 - absolute fake. Report this Post to the Staff
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:20 pm This is a Chinese-made fake. The way to diagnose a lot of the Chinese Lincoln cents is to look at the inside edge of the left wheat right across from the top of the U in UNITED. If you see a fair-sized die chip there, such as on this coin, then you know it is a Chinese counterfeit. They used this same reverse with a number of different obverses, so you will see it on various "rare" coin counterfeits. And just to clarify DOCC's comment, yes it is an absolute fake, but no, it has nothing to do with altering the date. It was made that way. The date font is wildly different from the real font used by the mint so it does look quite different from a real coin though. Edited by tropicalbats 12/07/2023 4:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jasper62 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:26 pm We hope you didn't pay a lot for that. Chinese fake as Tropicalbats pointed out Edited by jasper62 12/07/2023 4:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:39 pm They didn't get that 3 quite right. Report this Post to the Staff
Zac09 New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 4:58 pm Fortunately, I bought it on ebay I can get my money back. Thanks everyone for your feedback. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73760 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 5:09 pm Definitely 100% fake. Get a refund if you can. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94932 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 6:03 pm looks like it was cast. you can see the grains. What does the edge look like? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19126 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 6:19 pm Agree. The coin is not legit. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 6:53 pm Always amazes me that people continue to buy these easily-debunked coins on e-Bay. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 12/07/2023 8:48 pm @Coin, you will be amazing. I made a small check for Canadian 25 and 50 cents 1931 and I fund that 95% are fake. You will find also slabed fake coins with fake slabs. Initially was made in China but after the Gov strike on today come from Phillipine and Indonesia where no one will be punish. Peoples go after those in my term : Error coins Efemera, because of lack of knowleadge and also because only an hanfull of peoples know to detect, and it is an resistence from them to publish. Edited by silviosi 12/07/2023 8:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Tacc Pillar of the Community United States 3535 Posts	Posted 12/08/2023 11:25 am Sick! Report this Post to the Staff
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