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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;oldwormwood, post: 1672270, member: 34162&quot;]First, I want to thank all of you for your responses.&nbsp; It is great to hear your opinions.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I wish I could shed more light on the coin’s provenance, but I can’t provide anything definitive.&nbsp; I do know that it was not a coin shop or coin show purchase, nor an online purchase (I have documented these purchases).&nbsp; I also have some coins that my grandfather had collected over the years, and I know it is not one from his collection.&nbsp; Family meant everything to my dad, and he would often talk about us kids to his friends &amp; colleagues.&nbsp; I would sometimes get some coins or stamps from these folks because they knew I was a beginning collector.&nbsp; I might have acquired the coin in that way -- especially if the giver thought it was counterfeit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don’t go to any local brick &amp; mortar coin shops because there aren’t any nearby that I really feel comfortable with (but I also know establishing that relationship can take time). I also need to join my local coin club and make those connections too.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have always considered the coin to be a counterfeit and an interesting example of one at that.&nbsp; If it is genuine, then that is terrific.&nbsp; If it is a counterfeit, that is O.K. too – it will be tagged as such and kept as a study piece. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I’ll send it off to PCGS and let you know what the verdict is.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks again.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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