Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 587376, member: 1242"]Mareesy, There is no question as to whether the Reverse is a "Close AM" or not because it is! The question is, whether the coin has been altered as in my previous posting! Check just inside the Obverse rim to see if a 1992-D Cent Obverse was cut down and inserted into a lathed out Reverse of a post-1992 Cent. If it is, then there will be a very thin crack or crevice showing ever so slight all the way around, just inside the rim of the Obverse! If you can't make the determination, then it would be best to send the coin off to NCS for conservation and then NGC for grading and certification. They will quickly determine if the coin is authentic or altered and you will know in short order! I hope you can post some pictures of the coin, just inside the Obverse rim, so that we can have a look-see! Frank P.S. If the corrosion makes it difficult to impossible to tell if there is a crack or crevice, just inside the Obverse rim, then there is another test you could try! Since the two pieces of an altered coin must be glued or somehow soldered together, this technique will alter the tone or ring of the coin when dropped onto a hard surface such as a hard wood table. You can take your' coin and another 1992-D Cent and compare the tone or ring when dropped onto the hard surface. Although this method is not perfect, it is usually effective as the tone or ring of the two coins will be noticeably different![/QUOTE]