The coin(s) is genuine, but altered. Not a product from China
I’m bouncing between 30 and 35.
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The “understrike” is nowhere near crushed enough to be genuine. My guess is that a secondary image was applied to false dies. That would explain...
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I have an “S-48” too! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Several Chinese fakes without COPY were made by dies created from Gallery Mint coins. The 1794 large cent is one of them. You can see where the...
Looks like a worn-down Gallery Mint replica. You can see where they tried to get rid of COPY
But it is done. See above.
Did they create the 1964 D Peace Dollars, or this they overstrike them over genuine Peace Dollars? There is a huge difference. The former is...
He deliberately created die markers in each of his dies and has them extensively published. There would be no confusion.
Looks 62/63. Muted luster on the reverse holds it back
JUST the 1964 D Peace dollar. It isn’t a fantasy piece. It is an altered coin resembling a coin that actually existed but is being sold with full...
Precisely!
I know I’m late. I could tell that the host coin was genuine and over struck by the quarter impression. However, the image of the quarter was...
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Honestly, looks like the planchet split before striking. That’s the only way I can explain everything I see
wow. 1.7g light. That’s super thin and explains what we are seeing here.
Wow. What amazing patina
Great example! Mine is currently not pictured. There are a few more times where this happened: The Mongols who founded the Yuan Dynasty:...
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