Has anyone seen the counterfeit 1980-S Indian Head Cent (photos from ANACS)?
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CoinWorld mentions the following 1980-S Indian Head cent counterfeit but doesn't include a photo with the date. The 1980-S date in the article seems to be a typo. Anyone have a full photo of this coin?
https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/monday-morning-brief-for-dec-28-2020-the-battle-continues
The battle against counterfeiters who make such fakes as the illustrated 1980-S Indian Head cent continues. The Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force reports on progress made during 2020.
Original images courtesy of ANACS.
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Not sure anyone would need a magnified diagnostic to know a 1980 IHC is counterfeit
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Wow! CoinWorld makes a typo. 1908 S Indian Head Cent, I believe is what they are speaking of. At least, that is my opinion.
Jim
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1980-S is a typo. It's a 1908-s.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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Makes sense. I don't follow IHCs but I just looked it up and 1908-S is the 3rd lowest issue.
It was a tongue-in-cheek comment. Edited to add a winky face.
Nothing is as expensive as free money.
Just to clarify- ANACS provided the images of the coin. It is not an ANACS-graded coin as the thread title implies, nor is it in a counterfeit ANACS holder.
Thanks for that. I've updated the topic to indicate the photos are from ANACS.
That being said, the article is actually very ambiguous and, while it mentions the photos are from ANACS, it does not mention if the coin was certified as a genuine coin or a counterfeit coin, so one really can't tell if it was slabbed or not from the article.
Of course, China does allow counterfeiting of Chinese coinage as long as its before 1949.
Thank you for making the change, and I agree the article is ambiguous. I'm the Texas rep for ANACS. I should have stated in my reply that I did reach out to my boss, Paul DeFelice (@anacspaul here on the boards) prior to posting to get the story on that coin. It was determined by us to be counterfeit, and was not certified or encapsulated.