Someone was likely disappointed and ripped off; A custom-made holder for a forged error

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by JCro57, Mar 3, 2020.

  1. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    Someone spent a good deal of money getting a custom-made Capital Plastics holder for this 1959 rotated-in-collar double-struck Lincoln cent. The trouble is, the coin is an altered error.

    Notice the flattening of the details and mushy designs on the second strike, a good sign it was hit with fake dies. For an altered coin, it is not even a good one really.

    Still, a pretty neat find I got for a very cheap price. It is important to study faked and altered coins to give you a good idea of what to look for.

    ~Joe Cronin

    1959 D Fake dbl strk OBV.jpg 1959 D Fake dbl strk REV.jpg 1959 D Fake dbl strk in case OBV.jpg 1959 D Fake dbl strk in case REV.jpg


    These two below are much better altered coins that would fool even many experienced dealers...

    2a.jpg 2b.JPG 1964 1c Piacentile OBV.jpg 1964 1c Piacentile REV.jpg
     
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  3. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    Where was it listed, eBay?
     
  4. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Thanks for sharing those coins.
     
  5. physics-fan3.14

    physics-fan3.14 You got any more of them.... prooflikes?

    Those are pretty obvious fakes for anyone familiar with genuine errors, or experienced in the field... but they are also pretty good fakes that would fool a large majority of people. That triple strike is especially neat.

    @JCro57 .... with all the fake errors you've posted, it might be really cool to mirror a series of posts that we've had recently on the US forums, where you post an error and ask us to guess if it is genuine or counterfeit. Don't tell us, and mix it up - post some real ones, posts some fakes. At the end, explain what identifies it as a fake, or what to look for in a genuine error piece. I think it would be a valuable learning experience for all.

    Maybe start with a couple of easy pieces like your first coin, and then progress to harder pieces.
     
  6. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    excellent idea. I will do one Wednesday
     
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  7. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    no. friends of mine know i like to have altered and faked errors as well to study them. they either gave them to me or sold them cheap
     
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  8. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    Oh, okay. Thanks for the feedback.
     
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  9. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I agree. That would be cool. But. Don't expect me to get any right ok Buffalo
     
  10. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Will your book have a chapter on fakes? What is the status of the book? ~ Chris
     
  11. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    Has an extensive chapter on non-error imposters.

    I am awaiting reviews from publishers
     
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  12. JCro57

    JCro57 Making Errors Great Again

    @cpm9ball Note the subtitle I added for the cover...
    New Part Intro.jpg
     
  13. VistaCruiser69

    VistaCruiser69 Well-Known Member

    Love the title.
     
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  14. Mountain Man

    Mountain Man Well-Known Member

    I'm glad to see you chose that photo for your cover. I think it attacks the eye more than the other one. Thanks for posting the above coins. That triple strike would have fooled me for sure.
     
  15. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Nice stuff J Cro.
     
    Last edited: Mar 4, 2020
  16. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

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