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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prethen, post: 407243, member: 1756&quot;]I think the delineation between altered and counterfeit is that an altered coin is a real coin that has been physically changed in some way (metal moved, etc.).&nbsp; A counterfeit coin is one that is created totally on its own.&nbsp; There&#039;s a gray area where counterfeits happened to be created from real coins (such as ancients) by using a real coin as a planchet from which to do a new striking.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if &quot;officially&quot; altered coins are considered to be counterfeit if they happen to look like a rare variety (i.e. 1914D cent from a 1944D cent).&nbsp; I think they&#039;re just considered altered.&nbsp; Also, usually I find they&#039;re not very deceptive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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