Some people have too much time on their hands ....

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• golfer72 Posts: 3,588

  March 22, 2011 10:00AM

  Oh! I thought this thread was about Llafoe.

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• OffMetal Posts: 1,684 ✭

  March 22, 2011 10:01AM

  I have to admit, though, that it is more creative than a lot of PMD's that I've seen passed off as errors!
  
  Ben

  -Ben T. * Collector of Errors! * Proud member of the CUFYNA

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• SullivanNumismatics Posts: 848 ✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:03AM

  They sure do, lol.

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• pontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:04AM

  
  
  << <i>Oh! I thought this thread was about Llafoe. >>
  
  
  
  OMG that rocked, I spit beer all over my laptop

  
  
  Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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• pontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:06AM

  I sent him "info? yeah its man made"
  
  heres his reply:
  
  Have you ever seen any other coins like this? Next question is why would/could do it without leaving marks or some type of filler. Anything you can share would be great.
  Thanks, Brian
  
  
  - coins-and-more-2006

  
  
  Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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• HoledandCreative Posts: 2,830 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 5:12PM

  Shame it is not an overdate.

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• melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭

  March 22, 2011 5:36PM

  Is that a die crack running from the tail on the 9 to the rim?
  
  Ron

  Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.

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• GaCoinGuy Posts: 2,775 ✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 9:02PM

  Probably a shim punch used. I'd think you wouldn't have to be an expert on coins to know that one was a fake.
  
  Will be interesting to see if the seller pulls it.

  
  
  

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• Gemini Posts: 3,085 ✭

  March 22, 2011 9:14PM

  How can a coin man of his caliber call it an error in good conscience?

  A thing of beauty is a joy for ever

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• PerryHall Posts: 46,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 10:05PM

  Obvious fabrication that wouldn't fool any person with even minimal experience in the coin hobby.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 10:54PM

  In this case, to even infer it could be an error, is gross fraud.... not sure why anyone would do this, but an obvious fabrication. Cheers, RickO

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• pontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:02PM

  here is his reply to me saying its man made:
  
  Have you ever seen any other coins like this? Next question is why would/could do it without leaving marks or some type of filler. Anything you can share would be great.
  Thanks, Brian
  
  
  - coins-and-more-2006

  
  
  Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill

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• DIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:51PM

  That would be a real trick for the mint to do that!

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,749 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 22, 2011 11:54PM

  I've seen a Lincoln cent done the same way.
  TD

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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• llafoe Posts: 7,220 ✭✭

  March 23, 2011 12:06AM

  I'm pretty sure that's not time on my hands... where's that paper towel?

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• DorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 1:26AM

  Somewhere I have a nickle just like that. I wonder if the same guy made it?

  Becky

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• johnny9434 Posts: 29,246 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 3:45AM

  thats like way to criminal lol

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• GaCoinGuy Posts: 2,775 ✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 3:52AM

  
  
  << <i>here is his reply to me saying its man made:
  
  Have you ever seen any other coins like this? Next question is why would/could do it without leaving marks or some type of filler. Anything you can share would be great.
  Thanks, Brian
  
  
  - coins-and-more-2006 >>
  
  
  
  With a good, sharp shim punch, you can make very clean cuts. As far as his remark about leaving marks, you can see the pushed out marks on the one side. Shame that someone will probably get ripped off.

  
  
  

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• AUandAG Posts: 24,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 3:55AM

  I have no idea how that was made. I know its PMD but that's all I know. How
  did someone get the reverse faces onto the front? Rim punches make nice circles
  but they would not transfer the reverse to the obverse, would they?
  
  bob?????

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• Mission16 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭

  March 23, 2011 4:04AM

  
  
  << <i>I have no idea how that was made. I know its PMD but that's all I know. How
  did someone get the reverse faces onto the front? Rim punches make nice circles
  but they would not transfer the reverse to the obverse, would they?
  
  bob????? >>
  
  
  
  
  
  Punch it out, flip the plug over and press it back in. You can see how the metal looks melded next to E PLURIBUS UNUM. I'd bet thats whats holding it in place. Looks like someone got bored at their machinists bench one day. My Dad a couple of those Morgan dollar snuff boxes when he was bored once.

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