Cool 1955 lincoln seen on ebay tonight

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  • Weiss
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    Lol. Yeah. No.

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  • ms70
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    I thought this was going to be about cars.

  • goodmoney4badmoney
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    That is not a genuine error.

  • golden
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    Fake error.

  • topstuf
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    Done how?

  • 1Mike1
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    Counterfeit. Looks like they may be practicing to move on to bigger and better things.

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  • Rampage
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    That is definitely man-made and not a genuinely struck error.

  • Rampage
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    Perhaps on that those done in the 1960s by Gray? Fred can probably answer better and more accurately than anyone here.

  • CaptHenway
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    @topstuf said:
    Done how?

    Called a false die overstrike. Take a coin and place it between two sheets of metal such as brass or aluminum. Squeeze it in a vise. The design will sink into the two sheets of metal, creating crude false dies. Turn the coin within the false dies and squeeze again. Some of the coin will be embossed up into the designs in the false dies.
    TD

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  • topstuf
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    @CaptHenway said:

    @topstuf said:
    Done how?

    Called a false die overstrike. Take a coin and place it between two sheets of metal such as brass or aluminum. Squeeze it in a vise. The design will sink into the two sheets of metal, creating crude false dies. Turn the coin within the false dies and squeeze again. Some of the coin will be embossed up into the designs in the false dies.
    TD

    But you'd use a different coin for your "master" to keep from mashing the "victim" coin?

  • ricko
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    Definitely fake..... Cheers, RickO

  • PocketArt
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    Curious on item location, amount of sales by seller, other items for sale, and what their feedback is...

  • CaptHenway
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    @topstuf said:

    @CaptHenway said:

    @topstuf said:
    Done how?

    Called a false die overstrike. Take a coin and place it between two sheets of metal such as brass or aluminum. Squeeze it in a vise. The design will sink into the two sheets of metal, creating crude false dies. Turn the coin within the false dies and squeeze again. Some of the coin will be embossed up into the designs in the false dies.
    TD

    But you'd use a different coin for your "master" to keep from mashing the "victim" coin?

    These are second- and third-rate fakes. Quality control is usually not an issue.

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  • newcollect
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    Seen on ebay auction starting bid was in the $900.00 range, Thought i saved the page can't seem to find it again.

  • Zoins
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    @Rampage said:
    Perhaps on that those done in the 1960s by Gray? Fred can probably answer better and more accurately than anyone here.

    Is there any more information on Gray? Full name?

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