Altered Cents
"How many altered coins do you have in your collection? Many collectors never know until they start selling their collections. In this article, we will share with you some of the coins that collectors have brought to us for authentication. I will explain the method used to examine these coins."
Altered Cents
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1909 S Indian Cent ... Struck Counterfeit
"ILNA Board Member Richard Prouty gave me this die struck counterfeit 1909 S Indian cent to photograph. At first glance, this coin is very convincing. But after taking some time to study the coin, the imperfections come to light. Thanks to Richard, I will share this coin with you today."
Struck Counterfeit
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Authenticating a 1909 S Indian Cent
"1909 was a split year for the cent coin production. The first part of the year, Indian cents were produced and toward the end of the year, the Lincoln cent was produced. Thus we have three hard to find coins to collect from 1909. First comes the 1909 S Indian cent, then the 1909 S Lincoln and finally the 1909 S VDB."
"Today lets talk about the 1909 S Indian cent. Collectors know that a 1909 S Indian is hard to find, but a nice red genuine 1909 S Indian is very hard to find."
1909 S Indian Cent 
