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<p>[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3533634, member: 78298"]If it were genuine, then the same reverse die would have struck 100,000 coins. If the wrong die was used (and I don't think they were) and then discovered, the coins would be destroyed. Could 1 slip through? Sure, but there would also be a paper trail about it and there is none.</p><p>These stories are great though. In regards to this "spark erosion" technique,</p><p>are 2 halves of coins joined together?</p><p>I also enjoy the articles on the 1964-D Peace dollar, 1913 nickels, Henning nickels,</p><p>the guy who counterfeited $1 dollar bills, etc.</p><p>As for the coin in the OP, you can't authenticate a coin as genuine if you are not</p><p>an expert in that area.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Michael K, post: 3533634, member: 78298"]If it were genuine, then the same reverse die would have struck 100,000 coins. If the wrong die was used (and I don't think they were) and then discovered, the coins would be destroyed. Could 1 slip through? Sure, but there would also be a paper trail about it and there is none. These stories are great though. In regards to this "spark erosion" technique, are 2 halves of coins joined together? I also enjoy the articles on the 1964-D Peace dollar, 1913 nickels, Henning nickels, the guy who counterfeited $1 dollar bills, etc. As for the coin in the OP, you can't authenticate a coin as genuine if you are not an expert in that area.[/QUOTE]
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