My camera tends to make lusterous coins look more "pebbled" than they really are. That is where I notice the point-light overemphasis, which seems...
The NORFED situation was quite different. They had a distributor network set up and their endeavor was to place their tokens into circulation as...
One of the pictures posted in this thread was taken with a camera that over-emphasizes every point of light. Here is perhaps a better (more...
If 18 U.S.C. 487 were the only consideration, every maker of every replica coin, Indian Head silver round, or any medal or token with "LIBERTY" on...
Those do appear to be counterfeit. They look a little bit like some vintage counterfeits, but I don't have a Dauvignon catalog to match them up...
P or D mint ?
I suppose it is very possible that when the lettering of the motto IGWT was changed on the hubs, "LIBERTY" was changed as well.
To me, the "L" and "I" look exactly the same on both the Original Post coin and the certified coin I posted. Lighting angles and die state could...
Here is the attempted re-engraving area outlined in red: [IMG]
>>>I was attempting to make a joke. And it was funny ;) Actually, you are not the first person to suggest something like that, and I might...
PS: The coin was probably AU to start with. Many years ago, coins such as this that had a huge price jump from AU to UNC were tempting targets for...
Also note that the hair over the ear would have had the typical flatness (weak strike). But somebody apparently thought the coin would look better...
I use common-date lower-grade genuine US Mint Barber half dollars of 1893-1915 vintage. They can be cleaned, but I don't use any that have major...
Neat ! I have one of these somewhere. I'm not sure if mine is the kind with the loop or not. I also have a 1939 Henning nickel that has the looped...
That would be funny :joyful: Or maybe a "COPY" 1998-S Kennedy half dollar ? On another site there was a discussion about silver rounds that are...
I agree that few minds, if any, are being changed. But if you call what we are having here a "debate", it is for the benefit of the people who...
You have a right to protest. But you do not have the right nor the duty to dictate to others what they should or should not be allowed to collect....
Correct - no melting or heating.
You keep talking about all these "fraud" incidents, but you have never produced one shred of evidence nor a reference or link to any one of them....
Yes, "counterfeiting" doesn't necessarily mean that "fraud" has been committed. See my post # 265. "Fraudulently" is the key word in the US...
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