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Re: Has a major grading service ever graded and slabbed a counterfeit coin?
I had a multiple struck Trade Dollar that was in a PCGS MS62 Chop Mark holder. The coin was cracked out and examined before being resubmitted and it came back as a real coin that had been double struck by false dies. I am not sure how exactly that ends up with a coin like this but the number of top shelf coin people PCGS… -
Re: Unusual 1925 buffalo nickel, what say you????
The coin just came to me in the mail today. I have had some real time with the actual coin now, and as many have agreed it is a counterfeit but man what a good one. This would easily circulate along side a real buffalo nickel and most people would not know the difference. When you look at the bison, for example, it just… -
Re: Any '59-D Lincoln Wheaties Slabbed Out There?
Just from the images above it appears to be struck that way - unless someone is REALLY good at cup and insert coins. If struck that way it has to be false dies...which usually have lower relief and softer details than the real thing. And the details on both sides look genuine. Whatever method used to create this coin and… -
Re: It's WACKY WEDNESDAY - Post an unusual or weird coin!
<< <i>H << <i>Charmy, cool coins as always. Did you have Fred check out the 1964 triple struck as I heard that this year had a lot of counterfeit ? >> Actually, it is my understanding that these "errors" were manmade by a mint worker who I think spent some time in jail as a result. >> In that case it would be considered a… -
Master counterfeiter has died
Louis Colavecchio counterfeited slot machine tokens and other gaming tokens, defrauding casinos of large sums. Interesting to read about his methods in the later part of the article. Of course, the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this was "Omega!" LOL… -
Re: 1950 double die lincoln cent!!!
The coin appears to show machine doubling and is not a doubled die. It can fall by the wayside. Below are a couple of sites that may help you in your quest to discover a doubled die. https://ngccoin.com/news/article/5688/Double-Dies-vs-Machine-Doubling/ error-ref.com/doubled-dies/ -
Don Coryell dies at age 85
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Don Coryell, the legendary St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Chargers head coach and architect of one of the greatest passing games in NFL history, died Thursday afternoon following a lengthy illness. He was 85. Coryell's family told the Chargers organization that he died at 3:15 p.m. PDT at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La… -
Re: 100 percent serious this time guys, with concrete evidence.
there are 10s & 10s of millions of regular 21Morgans, there are 10s of thousands proof "like" 21 Morgans. there are a dozen or so Proofs. Most are know though chain of custody from famous collections. The dies at the 40x magnification level are documented. It isn't just a look its a proven Die and provenance combination.… -
Re: Coins with "rumored" existence...
1869cc dollar. Abe Curry, mint Superintendent, had the dies in the fall of 1869 to start minting coinage in Carson City. However, there had not been a "coiner" approved by Washington to start the minting process. The "coiner" was there at the mint but was not yet approved and thus they could not start minting dollars, or… -
Re: What is a error coin?
Hi There is a difference between the terms errors and varieties. Varieties such as doubled dies, although they may result from an error in the manufacturing process of hubs or dies are usually not classified as errors. The general defenition and Mr. Weinberg may want to add or take away from this is that an error is the…
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