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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;HawkeEye, post: 3515867, member: 86305&quot;]Well I just finished an email conversation with NGC on them and for some reason the images they sent me remind me of a certified coin die.&nbsp; I am wondering if the fakes were made from an existing coin that already had a number of issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>in the article they stated that the coins were slightly underweight but were made from 93% silver.&nbsp; I know crooks are not always bright, but that is a higher silver content than the genuine coins which gives me some pondering time.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins would have to be sold on something like eBay or at coin shows to unsuspecting collectors.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think any TPG would let them pass at a high enough grade to overcome the grading cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are an ANA member you can see the article in the April issue of The Numismatist on their web site.&nbsp; They are referencing a new use of an older die pair, but something just doesn&#039;t ring true in the whole thing for me.&nbsp; There aren&#039;t enough commemorative collectors to move them in bulk and the quality is too poor to get them graded high.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts?&nbsp; Or is this a case of &quot;Stupid is as Stupid does.&quot; like Mama Gump said?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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