Coins have been being faked for decades. This is not a new thing. There are a lot of Chinese counterfeits that have been made of american coins,...
Improper annealing?
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4/1/23
I have searched through thousands of quarters, and never expected to find one of these. It's a Wisconsin missing leaf quarter. I always check...
The coin looks polished, so it wouldn't get a straight grade and any doubling would be pretty much worthless. The pictures are too blurry to tell...
That is a pretty bad fake. Compare here. [IMG]
No. And frankly, I highly doubt you have a 1983 copper penny without any pictures, a weight, or anything else. These coins are about $15000 a...
Thick lettering just looks like die deterioration. I like the clash though.
The second picture of the letters is true doubling IMO. Clear split serifs and characteristics of a doubled die.
It looks like it may be the result of an overpolished die. But the pictures of the front are hard to see and slightly blurry.
If I were to guess, it probably sat on top of an item with those letters written on it for a very, very long time. The letters likely transferred...
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