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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheBigH, post: 287994, member: 9866&quot;]Well, yes, that would be quite true, if the coin were authentic. I really don&#039;t like to beat a dead horse, but I cannot stress enough the fact that your coin is not an authentic mint error. The coin is NOT a broken die, that I can tell you. Since I am 100% positive it is not that, then what do you suggest the coin is? The coin is melted on the reverse as the affected area enteres the normal area. That does NOT happen on any U.S. coin at the U.S. Mint. The winner of your auction will get it and realize it is not authentic, and return it to you and cause a big problem for everybody, or, more likely, someone who is new to error coins will get your coin and not even know what he has is altered. Either way, the result is not good.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Let me rephrase what I said earlier, I&#039;m not an expert, but I&#039;ve been collecting long enough to say with absolute certainty that your coin is not an authentic error. I can also say with some degree of confidence that you did not intentionally alter the coin yourself, however that does not make the coin any more authentic. I strongly suggest you send a picture of both sides of your coin to Fred Weinberg, like another member posted. If you&#039;d like, I can recommend some other websites. I&#039;d be happy to help. You see, to me, things like your coin slowly deteriorate the hobby. I know you don&#039;t mean to do that, but it&#039;s happening anyway.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, if you&#039;d like to know why someone would intentionally alter a coin just to release it back into circulation, I&#039;ll tell you some plausible scenarios.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>#1: Let&#039;s say a guy decides he wants to make a quick buck. He might try to melt or otherwise alter a coin in such a way as to make it appear to be a genuine mint error. He tries to sell the &#039;error&#039; to some would-be sucker, but no one takes. Since no one wants the coin, he just tosses it bank into his change jar and cashes them all in.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>#2: Now let&#039;s say a kid has to do a science experiment, but he forget to make his paper-mache volcano and buy the baking soda, so he decides he&#039;ll grab some pocket change and melt &#039;em with his dad&#039;s welding torch, and hope he can skate by. After he comes home, he has no use for the coins, so he takes them down to 7-11 for a Slurpee.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>#3: Maybe some guy is just bored, so he decides he&#039;ll melt some coins using whatever he can find, just to see what happens. He&#039;s amused for a while, but then he gets tired of that and figures he&#039;ll do something else. The coins get tossed back in the ashtray of his car, and eventually get spent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Whichever of these scenarios (or perhaps an entirely different one) was the one your coin was the result of is unimportant. The fact is that your coin is NOT authentic, and no amount of guarantees and assurances are going to change that. I&#039;m sorry if I seemed rude, and I&#039;m sorry that you had the coin for so long thinking it was a mint error, but that&#039;s just the simple fact of the matter. For paying just one cent, the coin is undoubtedly an interesting piece. I keep a lot of coins with post-mint damage in my personal roll-find collection, as unique oddities. They are worth nothing to anyone but me, aside from curiosity piquers (for lack of a better word). I&#039;m afraid your coin is no different. A curious piece by any means, but unfortunately, by no means is said coin an authentic mint error. Believe me if you will, or continue to deny it. I just suggest that before you send the coin, save everyone time and money and send it to a gradings service, or if you&#039;d rather not incur the costs, send it to Ken Potter for authentication for just $5 plus shipping. He is a mint error specialist, and will not encapsulate your coin, but rather assure it&#039;s authenticity. E-mail him for further information about sending in your coin, at <a href="mailto:KPotter256@aol.com">KPotter256@aol.com</a> . After he tells you that your coin is not authentic, the book will be closed. If you decide to keep the proverbial book upon, then I think it would be best to refer to Mr. Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), who said &quot;denial ain&#039;t just a river in Egypt.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Again, I apologize for my harshness, but this is going to get out of hand. I suggest you cut your losses, cancel the auction, and keep the coin as a curiosity. I also advise that you keep your nose to your change, and maybe one day, you will find a thousand dollar coin. I hope this coin doesn&#039;t deter you from doing so in the future.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well, good luck, and happy hunting if you decide to take my advice.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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