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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;justafarmer, post: 2756818, member: 3926&quot;]This coin was classified as counterfeit because it exhibited an undocumented die gouge? Are we to assume that all 1884-S Morgan die pairings and die states have been discovered, mapped and cataloged? Surely the coin was rejected as genuine due to other undisclosed facts and reporting of the die gouge was for the purpose of informing the public of the counterfeit and its characteristics. Else the coin would have been designated as authenticity undetermined.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Could be the article was vague in how the coin was determined counterfeit for the purpose of protecting trade secretes or other reasons. Perhaps the coin was already known to be counterfeit and an example was provided solely for the purpose of being analyzed, identifying its unique characteristics and informing the public.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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