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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Specksynder, post: 956165, member: 22410&quot;]I have an altered mintmark 1916-d and an altered mintmark 1909-s vdb.&nbsp; I took them both to the dealer at the same time, and he said he didn&#039;t like either one.&nbsp; He could show me what was wrong with the 1909, we looked together at the 4 mintmark locations and the parallel serifs.&nbsp; Then we talked about the 1916-d.&nbsp; He said he believed it to be counterfeit.&nbsp; I said that everything looked right to me.&nbsp; He agreed, but said he NEVER trusts a 16-d if it&#039;s not in plastic.</p><p><br /></p><p>We sent them both in, and he was right, they were both altered, but the moral is that this very knowledgeable dealer could easily dispute the cent, the dime he just had to go on gut and general suspicion.</p><p><br /></p><p>(By the way, both were faked over 30 years ago.&nbsp; I believe WELL over 30 years.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Good post, Midas![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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