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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 2610014, member: 4781&quot;]Someone could potentially pay way too much for a lightly-circulated coin that has been &quot;whizzed&quot; (artificial luster applied). That used to happen quite often, actually. At least a fantasy date would provide an indicator that a normal-date whizzed coin would not have.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe we should outlaw desktop printers because they make it easy to print counterfeit currency, thereby undermining faith in US Government currency ?</p><p>Too late. Faith in US Government currency has already been undermined. Every time I spend a higher-denomination note, the cashier tests it with a pen.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few over-struck silver coins possibly ending up in circulation is not going to undermine any confidence, but it might make someone&#039;s day.</p><p><br /></p><p>If a &quot;coin doctor&quot; were to take a Barber half dollar (for example) and re-engrave the details, smooth out the bag marks, and add luster by &quot;whizzing&quot;, the result could be an apparent high-grade coin no different than an over-strike. There is nothing illegal about doing that, so long as no fraud is attempted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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