Okay, this submission is cracking me up!

Russ · October 30, 2007 9:26AM

Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade

1 1 13379980 4075 1964 5C US Not Genuine

Russ, NCNE

savoyspecial · October 30, 2007 9:27AM

how much does PCGS charge to tell your your nickel aint worth 5 cents?

greg

AUandAG · October 30, 2007 9:28AM

Damn, a fake nickel that's contemporary? Wow, would like to see that one.

bob

PrivateCoinCollector · October 30, 2007 9:29AM

too funny.

commoncents05 · October 30, 2007 9:29AM

Ok, I feel sorry for the person, but that's just plain funny.

-Paul

Goldbully · October 30, 2007 9:29AM

Damn!!!!!!

Hope the submitter isn't on this forum.

08HALA20 · October 30, 2007 9:31AM

I'd like to see that one too!!!

Rookie Joe

ricko · October 30, 2007 9:31AM

Now that one is freaky.... Cheers, RickO

Russ · October 30, 2007 9:33AM

It's also the only coin on the submission, which means somebody ponied up.

Russ, NCNE

GrumpyEd · October 30, 2007 9:35AM

I wanna see it

fc · October 30, 2007 9:36AM

maybe henning made a 1964 fake nickel too?

or was a counterfeiter making a sample and seeing if the pros
could detect it without risking jail time?

Coxe · October 30, 2007 9:38AM

Well, it is a pre-clad era nickel. Why wouldn't someone counterfeit it? Not like we find practically all the dates still in bank rolls. And what difference would the fact that 1964 is the first mintage year over a billion? There's a reason they chose that expensive, no-quota, submission tier too, I bet.

TorinoCobra71 · October 30, 2007 9:38AM

<< Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade

1 1 13379980 4075 1964 5C US Not Genuine

Russ, NCNE >>

TC71

Russ · October 30, 2007 9:42AM

The only thing I can think of that might have happened is that it was submitted as an SMS. But, the coin number is for a regular business strike.

Russ, NCNE

Coxe · October 30, 2007 9:43AM

Seriously, the one thing I might think it was is a two-headed novelty nickel. Someone got one and thought it was a genuine thing, failing to inspect the third side and the interior of the rim upset. Probably thought they had a CW front page story in the making. Not genuine then would mean the "error" is not genuine, being a sandwich of two half-nickels.

Russ · October 30, 2007 9:45AM

That would be another possibility.

Russ, NCNE

bushmaster8 · October 30, 2007 9:51AM

Bochiman · October 30, 2007 9:51AM

<< Seriously, the one thing I might think it was is a two-headed novelty nickel. Someone got one and thought it was a genuine thing, failing to inspect the third side and the interior of the rim upset. Probably thought they had a CW front page story in the making. Not genuine then would mean the "error" is not genuine, being a sandwich of two half-nickels. >>

That's the only thing I could think of as well.

bushmaster8 · October 30, 2007 9:53AM

Maybe plated? gold or mercury? I would expect "altered surfaces" in such a case. But...

speety · October 30, 2007 10:28AM

wow....

Aegis3 · October 30, 2007 11:55AM

<< Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade

1 1 13379980 4075 1964 5C US Not Genuine

Russ, NCNE >>

Counterfeit error? Paging Fred Weinberg.

keets · October 30, 2007 12:36PM

it's likely that the submitter knew it was counterfiet but sent it in for authentication.

i was recently given some coins to submit to NGC by the local dealer, coins that customers insisted on having authenticated which we knew weren't genuine. i already submitted and had BB'd a 1943-S Copper Lincoln Cent and still have to send in a Mint State SHQ and Kennedy Half-Dollar which both look to be cast copies. the problem is that everyone wants to find that pot of gold and usually can't be convinced that a coin is counterfiet.

for some strange reason they'll gamble $20 and not regret the loss, hoping to strike it rich. we just can't convince them that some coins are fakes.

oxy8890 · October 30, 2007 1:11PM

<< 

<< Line # Item # Cert # PCGS No. CoinDate Denomination Variety Country Grade

1 1 13379980 4075 1964 5C US Not Genuine

Russ, NCNE >>

TC71 >>

rec78 · October 30, 2007 2:52PM

It is probably more valuable in that body bag as not genuine then it would be in a MS64 slab.

CoinKing1969 · October 30, 2007 3:22PM

Don't Laugh guys, I had a 1969-S MS nickel straight out of an mint package BB for altered surfaces. I was kind of ticked off and sent it back in and got a MS66 out of it. A $500 coin now. Go figure

Coxe · October 30, 2007 3:43PM

<< It is probably more valuable in that body bag as not genuine then it would be in a MS64 slab. >>

Oddly true.

lava · October 30, 2007 5:19PM

I was thinking maybe some error wannabe -- maybe thought to have been struck on a different planchet.

Anyone's guess.

pontiacinf · October 30, 2007 9:33PM

I would deffinately like to see this one.

messydesk · October 30, 2007 11:05PM

<< Seriously, the one thing I might think it was is a two-headed novelty nickel. Someone got one and thought it was a genuine thing, failing to inspect the third side and the interior of the rim upset. Probably thought they had a CW front page story in the making. Not genuine then would mean the "error" is not genuine, being a sandwich of two half-nickels. >>

Wouldn't they just call that "damaged?" Maybe it appeared to be an off-metal striking that the submitter mistook for a foreign planchet but was really just a fake. I'd like to hear PCGS's story on this one.

Okay, this submission is cracking me up!

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