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Joe Cronin recently published the definitive volume on the Henning counterfeits, the first printing sold out but you might be able to find a copy on the secondary market. Sean Reynolds (View Post)

Considering they came off the dies with around VF detail, your grade is probably technically correct, but I have never seen an IGC graded example higher than Fine. Sean Reynolds (View Post)

I had pics of this one in the flip but they didn't show the price, luckily I held onto it after I removed the coin for my date set. Sean Reynolds (View Post)

One other thing you can do, in addition to jonathan's suggestions, is to weigh the coin. It is not definitive, if the surface was mechanically damaged after the strike it will still weigh out, b… (View Post)

This contemporary counterfeit always comes weakly struck and typically well worn. This is the variety that got me interested in collecting them, it took me decades after first seeing an example to ow… (View Post)