Great detective work in PCGS grading room!
Halfsense
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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
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It's scary the lengths people will go to in order to deceive and profit. Good catch.
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.
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Wonder where the submission trail will lead
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To prison I wish.> @Justacommeman said:
Does this qualify as "restoration"? The hole does not belong there!
Great job !!!
See the thread on this from May 2:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/11974436
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!
I'd love to have been a fly on the wall in that doctor's office
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Almost worthless to most
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Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
I'd rather have had the hole tbh. With or without it, the new "coin" looks trashy.
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I'd hate to be the kind of collector who would 'need' that piece
Kudos to the grading room
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That's incredibly good, even better than that 1873-cc quarter that was done while back
"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."
bummer - the hole and engraved stripes were historic and cool
How hard would it be to restore it to its previous hole-ness?
that old hole was special
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.
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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
Amazing repair work.... I can admire the skill applied, while preferring it with the hole.... Cheers, RickO
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.
I figured it out, just go back and hit the "agree button"
I hope PCGS traced the submitter as well
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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.
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