Fake 1856 Flying Eagle Cent - PCGS certified or not?
IkesT
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I found this image using the https://images.pcgs.com/ link, which seemingly delivers random PCGS images.
The coin in the photo is clearly not genuine - both the obverse and reverse designs are incorrect for an 1856 Flying Eagle cent (the numerals 5 and 6 in the date, for example, are a dead giveaway).
My question is this: are all of the images found using the above link actually PCGS certified coins? And if so, how do we find the Cert number?
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I remember seeing photos of obviously counterfeit coins in the link mentioned (and I think it's not necessarily an indicator the coins in question were certified by PCGS). It's more likely PCGS took the images for reference and they just happen to be in the database that the link pulls images from.
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Oh! Yeah, that date looks pretty bad.
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Yea, but your picture looks pretty good.
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On a genuine 1856 flying eagle cent, the vertical upright on the five bisects the ball on the 5. This one is definitely a fake.
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The 6 is terrible
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The OP was pretty clear this is a fake; I also am interested if it caries a cert number...
Agree, I think it would be foolish of them not to image every counterfeit that comes in.
Most likely the images are just all in the same database.
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