For those of us less familiar with this series, can you point out a couple of the most obvious places to look to identify this fake?
Mint Mark and Mintmark are used interchangeably. There is no standard. Wikipedia uses mint mark, but Wiktionary (literally run by the same...
I'd believe its a cast copy of an altered 1924. I cannot say that it is a genuine 1924 altered. That does not have the "fabrique" of a genuine coin.
Definitely cast. It took me approximately 3.2 seconds to determine this is a fake. "In Cod We Trust" I mean, I'm a huge seafood lover, but I...
Given its location, I'd suspect someone started to drill a hole to make some jewelry or something.
Ooh, is that one of those new suspended slabs from NGC? How does it look?
We can't really help you without pictures. We can offer generalities based on your descriptions, but that's it. Based on your simple...
Yes, I too would have hoped it would be more informative. Is there a reference/book dedicated to monnaie de necessite? Maybe that might have...
I have "Monnaies et Jetons des Colonies Francaises" on my desk right now, and it has literally zero amplifying information. The text is in French...
Yes, I thoroughly exhausted my Google skills and wasn't able to find much.
Thanks! That's something interesting to add to the story of this coin - and makes me want to know even more what prompted it to be made!
No. Only the condition of the coin. And, I agree with the others - I don't see any problems on this coin, just honest wear. I think it makes it...
Well often, the cleaning is on both sides so they don't have to! I see "Obv Tooling" and "Obv Graffiti" called out sometimes too.
I agree with Lord Marcovan. This is really the most important part - that you enjoy it. I just want you to be educated about what you have. I'm...
Well, looking at completed sales recently on the Bay, 1840 Rupee - 2 AU details sold for $34 and $37, 2 problem free MS-61 sold for $89 and...
Plus the fees you spent to get it graded? Ouch, sorry man, that is an expensive lesson. Not necessarily. AT can be stable for many years, if done...
I just bought this token, and I don't know a whole lot about it. I saw this token in a recent Heritage sale. Mostly, the only thing I know about...
I do not have any, but that seems particularly well struck and well centered. Very nice!
Yes, I'll agree with that. I don't want to start this debate again, it always gets so heated because there are no standard definitions. The terms...
53S in FBL is the real showstopper. 52S is also tough, the others are not bad. Surprisingly, 62 and 63 (Philadelphia mint) are the other two...
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