Counterfeit Source Coins and the fake 1796 S-93 Large Cent

I have started a project of illustrating the probable genuine source coins we have found with their deceptive struck (counterfeit) clones in one summary document.

To that end I have built a base article in the Blog section of the EAC (Early American Coppers) website for anyone interested. I am developing sections for each we have documented and the 1st pass has a link to the 1793 "S-5", 1796 S-85 and 1798 S-158 large cents in the source section.



As I am in the process of finishing the section on the 1796 S-93 I thought it a good example to post here.

This variety was initially reported back in 2016 with a lone ANACS graded example known. We quickly found a 2nd that had been submitted to NGC and through continuing research we found the apparent genuine source coin.

Images are from my summary and include comparisons of the source (on the left) to the NGC example in the 1st set, the ANACS example on the left in the next, the major attribution mark on the "O" and the examples time-line.


1796 S-93 Genuine Source (image HA) NGC determined counterfeit (courtesy NGC)


TPG certified example NGC determined counterfeit (courtesy NGC)



The source is a well documented example and is pedigreed to the Mass Historical Society and purportedly photographed by Breen, and recorded in Noyes; we should be concerned about losing a significant pedigreed example to the counterfeit “process”- hopefully someone out there has given it a good home and can let us know it is still accounted for...


The last image is of my attribution page which also will be found on the EAC website's Blog tab.


My evolving summary document can be accessed through the EAC website at http://eacs.org/; you will need to click on the Blog section. From there you will see and click on "Documented Source Coins for the latest Deceptive Struck Counterfeits" and then click on the link below on the next page.


There are many articles only available to EAC members on the Blog and main sections of the website (you can easily join on line!) but I intend for this article to be open to the public and I will add sections as I go.

Best, Jack

 

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Jack, I see you posted this Saturday night but it only appeared in my listing this morning (Tuesday). Keep up this good work and I look forward to seeing your postings on the blog.

 

Thanks very informational !

 

If I'm reading this correctly, a former MA Historical Society coin ended up in the hands of counterfeiters? Despicable.

 

The direct link to the S-93 source summary can be found at: http://eacs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1796S-93.pdf

 

Thanks again. Hopefully all the counterfeiters will get Covid maybe that’ll slow em down a little

 

Meow at Mainebill ! lol

 

what about the 1803 Large Cent ?

 

Which 1803 large cent SensibleSal66?

 

Thank you Publius2!