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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1416878, member: 4781&quot;]First I&#039;d like to say that something like a 1909 &quot;BVD&quot; is too insignificant a change for me to do.&nbsp;&nbsp; My own self-imposed policy is that I will, at a minimum, change the date, or at least two other obvious things.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since the date is one of the main focal points on a coin (and key to valuing it), if I change the date to one that was never issued, it is unlikely to ever be overlooked.&nbsp;&nbsp; A small &quot;BVD&quot; could be mistaken for a &quot;VDB&quot; by a casual observer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Comparing a Chinese-made &quot;1903-CC&quot; Morgan &quot;Dollar&quot; (or similar) to what I do, here are some differences:</p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese product:</p><p><br /></p><p>A) Made in China by anonymous person(s).</p><p>B) Struck on anonymous &quot;pot&quot; metal - no actual silver content.</p><p>C) Often sold without disclosure of the origins of the coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mintage quantitites unknown.</p><p>D) Technically illegal.</p><p>E) Low-quality engravings.</p><p><br /></p><p>My product:</p><p><br /></p><p>A) Made in the USA by a known person (who also designed two state quarters for the US Mint).</p><p>B) Over-struck on genuine coins with proper metallic content for the type (no metal added or removed, no heating or melting).</p><p>C) Sold with full disclosure of the origins of the piece.&nbsp;&nbsp; Full diagnostics and mintage statistics also published.</p><p>D) Technically legal.</p><p>E) High-quality (accurate) engravings.</p><p>F) Over-struck using a surplus US Denver Mint coin press.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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