Awesome new addition to my counterfeit/altered coin collection

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cmerlo1
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I found this while going through a large bulk purchase of Lincoln cent albums at my buddy's shop the other day and I've never seen anything like it.

Someone took a 1919-S cent and punched a '0' over the second 1 in the date to try and make it look like a 1909-S. They even tooled off the VDB on Lincoln's shoulder.

Apparently, it fooled someone enough to wind up in an album, and got past my buddy and his assistant, likely because of the quantity they were buying.

They quickly scanned the book (which interestingly had a very nice and genuine S VDB and a nice '22 no D die pair 2) and made an offer based mainly on the keys. I helped cut their losses a little by buying it and we all had a good laugh passing it around.

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  • Namvet69
    Namvet69 Posts: 9,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Good catch, always fun to check bulk wheaties. Peace Roy

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  • RedRocket
    RedRocket Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat observation.
    What is also going on above the I in LIBERTY?

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,068 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    like wow

  • cmerlo1
    cmerlo1 Posts: 8,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @RedRocket said:
    Neat observation.
    What is also going on above the I in LIBERTY?

    I didn't catch that! It's raised. Reminds me of what you'd see on a coin struck with a rusted die. Lots of weird stuff going on here.

    You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.
  • shortnock
    shortnock Posts: 522 ✭✭✭✭
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    Nice pictures.

  • TallahasseeCoinClub
    TallahasseeCoinClub Posts: 477 ✭✭✭✭
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    I have seen 1944-D cents altered to "1914-D" where the VDB was tooled off the shoulder.

    Official PCGS account of:

    www.TallahasseeCoinClub.com

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