Questionable Authenticity?

I just got a small lot of coins (still have to wait for them to arrive) and one of them was supposedly returned unslabed from anacs as "Questionable Authenticity". Just wondering what this means?
Am I correct to assume this means its counterfeit?

Thanks.

 

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Si....

 

"Counterfeit" may not be the right word. It may mean the date or mintmark appears to be altered.

 

Si......

 

I guess by describing this coin as "Questionable Authenticity" implies that they cover themselves that the coin cannot be 100 % counterfeit. I guess they will never list a coin as Counterfeit.

 

Worst I've gotten from ANACS was "damaged outside the mint".

You should be able to return your coin from wherever you bought it - especially if it was from a coin shop or dealer.

 

Thanks for the info.

And sorry if I wasn't clear. I didn't send the coins in myself but just got this in a lot of coins online.
The coin in question is a trade dollar from CC and considering the "Questionable authenticity" I figured it wasn't worth anything when I made my offer.

If it is just the mintmark and/or date having been changed then that will be an added plus. (Would still be made of silver that way.)

 

In this case, CC probably stands for China Counterfeit. It can always be used in a belt buckle.

Please post more about these coins when you receive them. The weight of the trade dollar would be interesting to know.

 

Send that coin to SGS and see what they grade it. :whistle: TC

 

Will do.

 

???

 

questionable authenticity

I sent an XF 1914-D in a few months ago which came back with the same result. It was some other year tooled to look like a 14-d (1944-d perhaps).
damn!!

 

This could be a great educational piece. A local dealer has one tacked to his wall so that he can refer customers to it. If you still have the coin, please post a picture so that everyone can examine the spacing of the date & the positioning of the VDB etc.

 

I'm curious to know, what does the positioning of VDB have in this altered cent?

 

Of course, you remember the trouble the public had with the VDB on the 1909 cent. The designer's initials were removed from the coin & then reinstated in 1918. Therefore, a real 1914 should not have a VDB on the shoulder. A 1944 would have a VDB on the shoulder. At least I think that is right. I should look at the red book to confirm this when I get home.

 

Yea, I know that, I thought that there was something I should know about the positioning of the VDB on a 44-D. Thought I was missing out on something.:smile

 

haha.
actually, i should put this in my box labeled "in case of death, sell on Ebay" so my wife knows how to efficiently liquidate my collection.

 

Picture of 1914-D of questionable authenticity

here are two pics of that coin. ANACS sent it back unslabbed, "questionable authenticity"

 

If ANACS was sure it was counterfeit, according to their FAQ, it would not be returned to the submitter, but instead turned over to the Feds.

Jim

 

Maybe they thought it was altered and not a counterfeit.