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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 4023046, member: 93371&quot;]A friend posted this one in an on-line group I am a member of and stated this is a &quot;Charles Silverstone counterfeit; the bust design was changed slightly for the 1999 coin, yet this still has the old design. The bust doesn&#039;t match the year&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058012[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058013[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A second member added &quot; the coin is struck with false dies on an authentic cent planchet. The date is actually &quot;1980.&quot; The damage is actually characteristic of MANY of the fakes. It appeared to have been done with a pair of simple pliers, and the grooves from the &quot;grip&quot; part of the pliers caused the &quot;pattern-like&quot; lines of damage in some areas of these fakes. Also, the area the counterfeiter attempted to cover up by &quot;scraping&quot; the neck area is where there is a &quot;snake like&quot; defect on the die&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058015[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1058016[/ATTACH] </p><p>I appreciate other&#039;s thoughts on this one as I have no personal knowledge of these![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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