1796 “S-85” very deceptive large cent struck counterfeit
burfle23
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This “variety” was included in my post and article about damaged genuine source coins (from which dies to strike fake examples were made) and also tracks back to mid-2015.
My example unfortunately is in a TPG holder as several of these better deceptive struck examples were and was purchased from a California coin shop during the same period of time that the genuine source example was listed on eBay; that coin has been listed and removed several times over the last year or two due to it matching the attribution marks of the other documented examples, including another raw example sold later on the internet.
The posted images are of my slabbed example, the probable source (that image courtesy NGC- coin was returned from a submission package as “Altered Surface, Plugged”), and a raw example donated to my collection. The on-line cert for the certed one was changed to “Contact Customer Service” after I reported it to the TPG.
My Coin Week research article is at https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/struck-counterfeit-coin-week-1796-s-85-large-cent-1-page-attribution-guide/ for those interested.
Best, Jack.
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The other internet example we have seen was originally posted here, but it appears the posting was removed. Image from that one:
Images of the original damaged source coin; like many of these, the source coin was a lower cost damaged example repaired prior to making the dies for the counterfeits.
Family photo!