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I have had this in my coin storage box for sometime and thought it would be interesting to get your perspectives on it. It has aspects to it that lead me to believe it may be faked, but I am sure many of you will be able to id whether or not it is. Either way, TIA!   Edited by MagneMan
09/16/2010 4:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to CCF! It looks like a regular old corroded zincoln to me, maybe even a dig find. Why would anybody fake an '87-D? Have you tried weighing it? |
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New Member
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well, faked as in, manmade vs mintmade. :)
I have not weighed it, no.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My g-daughter just showed me something similar. They plated them in science class, useing galvanized nails. Some looked terrible, while some could pass as a new '43.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah if you go to you tube you can search "turn penny into silver" it creates the same effect. I believe that's whats going on here. I agree it is not worth the effort to counterfeit this particular coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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It's not worth the effort as in trying to deceive anyone - but as a science experiment many learn from the process.
You have to understand that out of the 100% population of this country probably fewer than 2% care about error coins. The rest see coins as a cheap, easy example of a metal they can use for experiments. I highly doubt most of the altered coins you find were altered to deceive anyone.
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New Member
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I appreciate the input. I knew nothing about the scientific process until you mentioned it here, I am old enough that I was still under the impression that its still against the law to deface coins or money. Shows you how old and naive I am. lol
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Bedrock of the Community
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"manmade" no, "Mintmade", yes but it HAS been altered since it left the Mint.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Probably ended up in a washer. The bumps on the coin is from the poor rinsing before the plating. They appear on coins that are plated and just because the coin isn't copper colored doesn't mean it was not plated. Just a different color now.
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Posted 09/16/2010 4:35 pm
