Listed for sale this morning is this $20 Gold "piece" stated as NGC MS61: [ATTACH] Description lists a good cert number: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Actually this is the 1st I have seen a counterstamped (Chinese) counterfeit coin for sale! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I sent a note to an...
I own both of these previously TPG authenticated examples (the "weathered" one is now in another authentic TPG holder): [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The...
I have written several Coin Week articles on groups of counterfeits I call "family" ones, where a genuine example is used for both the obverse and...
This one has been posted and reposted in another coin forum. The OP maintains this is a rare "5th obverse" 1909-S VDB with sharp "N" reverse. He...
I posted in CU but it was not well received... Not sure who can do anything about this but seems like a threat! Holders are getting better and...
I understand there were two "original" strikings of 1836 circulation Gobrecht dollars dated 1836; the 1st group of 1000 weighed the previous...
For sale in an online selling venue, the owner has been contacted with no response. Coin is slabbed and attributed as a rare 1793 S-16, which it...
A friend sent me this one; owner submitted hoping for a MS-64 grade and received his coin back as follows: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] For a fleeting...
I posted this on PCGS' CU forum as well... As many know the counterfeiters use active cert #'s for the holders for their counterfeits. NGC has...
A friend in another forum asked how often do TPGs certify bad coins? There are several ways to approach an answer to this... One is the path I...
One of my favorite early large cents is the 1798 S-158; this is a fairly scarce (R4) variety collected by many for the progressive reverse die...
[ATTACH] 1872-P obverse by die state, 1875-S reverse and edge (reed count) of 1876!
In my process for review of authenticity of a particular example I always start with trying to attribute it to a known variety. I maintain that...
I have written a few posts in this forum as well as a couple of articles published in Coin Week about counterfeit half cent "families" that can be...
Not my area of expertise or collecting and I realize there are many varieties listed! Just looking to narrow it down AND that it is a genuine...
Back in 2014 this example was reported in another forum; the OP showed his example of 1857 FE and the unexpected result of his TPG submission....
Same seller as the "PCGS" version I posted here earlier. [ATTACH] This is what I meant in the previous post about the slab "prongs"- I call his...
WOW, usually they pick a cert without an image:D! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one not only has a TrueView but is protected by the chip! [ATTACH]...
A friend from "across the pond" sent me a note that this internet listed 1882 shilling is counterfeit. He wrote a short article on this and his...
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