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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jack D. Young, post: 8604897, member: 93371&quot;]Latest to come through a Dealer’s shop is this 1796 “quarter”; pretty obvious once you compare it to a known Galley Mint example or try to attribute it:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514080[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514081[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514085[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Others I have images of include this “1793 large cent”,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514086[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>a 1787 Fugio,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514087[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514088[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>a very rare 1786 New Jersey,</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514089[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514090[/ATTACH] </p><p>and a 1796 $2.5 gold piece that found its way into a genuine TPG holder!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514091[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I actually wrote a Coin Week article on that one at <a href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/from-the-dark-corner-an-authenticated-counterfeit-gold-no-stars-1796-quarter-eagle/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/from-the-dark-corner-an-authenticated-counterfeit-gold-no-stars-1796-quarter-eagle/" rel="nofollow">https://coinweek.com/counterfeits/from-the-dark-corner-an-authenticated-counterfeit-gold-no-stars-1796-quarter-eagle/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And this one from my collection; was for sale on the Bay from a known good seller; countermarked to try to hide the truth:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1514092[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Best, Jack.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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