Great detective work in PCGS grading room!

Halfsense

With due diligence detective work the team at PCGS uncovered a deceptively altered early American numismatic item.
https://pcgs.com/news/pcgs-experts-spot-deceptively-altered-colonial

Paradisefound

hchcoin

It's scary the lengths people will go to in order to deceive and profit. Good catch.

ms70

Awesome catch!

I wonder what will happen to the coin's value, being either way it's a details/genuine coin? I liked it better holed.

Justacommeman

Wonder where the submission trail will lead

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Smudge

To prison I wish.> @Justacommeman said:

Wonder where the submission trail will lead

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Wabbit2313

Does this qualify as "restoration"? The hole does not belong there!

Timbuk3

Great job !!!

yosclimber

See the thread on this from May 2:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/11974436

amwldcoin

Exactly...and personally with the expert repair(of course with full disclosure) I think the coin is worth more now. It's a risky undertaking to repair early copper. I have been told many have exploded when the heat needed to execute a repair is applied!

@yosclimber said:
See the thread on this from May 2:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/11974436

UtahCoin

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in that doctor's office

Justacommeman

@ms70 said:
Awesome catch!

I wonder what will happen to the coin's value, being either way it's a details/genuine coin? I liked it better holed.

Almost worthless to most

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Azurescens

I'd rather have had the hole tbh. With or without it, the new "coin" looks trashy.

Swampboy

Ug-lee cooper
I'd hate to be the kind of collector who would 'need' that piece
Kudos to the grading room

jdimmick

That's incredibly good, even better than that 1873-cc quarter that was done while back

Azurescens

"Mein Fürher, it seems someone has taken the holed 1792 Washington Eagle and repaired it."

"Mein Fürher, I thought you said it would be nicer without the hole in it."

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Washingtoniana

bummer - the hole and engraved stripes were historic and cool

BAJJERFAN

@Azurescens said:
I'd rather have had the hole tbh. With or without it, the new "coin" looks trashy.

How hard would it be to restore it to its previous hole-ness?

Washingtoniana

@BAJJERFAN said:

@Azurescens said:
I'd rather have had the hole tbh. With or without it, the new "coin" looks trashy.

How hard would it be to restore it to its previous hole-ness?

that old hole was special

messydesk

Wow! Expertly repaired, indeed. The filled hole on the reverse stands out a bit, and there is a hit at the cut end of the branch that the doctor should have repaired. I hate the color, though.

BuffaloIronTail

@Washingtoniana said:
bummer - the hole and engraved stripes were historic and cool

I agree. What a shame!

The only saving grace is that even though it's been altered, at least we know it's genuine.

Pete

ricko

Amazing repair work.... I can admire the skill applied, while preferring it with the hole.... Cheers, RickO

Raybo

How do I "take back" a errant disagree?
Sorry Halfsense, I was just trying to figure out why someone gave you a disagree for your post and hit the wrong button.

Raybo

I figured it out, just go back and hit the "agree button"

Boosibri

I hope PCGS traced the submitter as well

BruceS

I wonder if they didn't have a previous record of the coin would they have cought it?

It may look crude to the early Copper guys, but to me it looks like that DR has a few hours under his belt and did a pretty convincing job, (unfortunately for the average collector) and without strong magnification it would be tough to detail that one in the grading room without taking the extra time and research. But kudos to the staff for taking the time to get it right.