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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;okbustchaser, post: 2155628, member: 72642&quot;]Altered date/MM coins are just exactly that--altered date/MM coins.&nbsp; Nothing about them is counterfeit.&nbsp; Take a real 1909 VDB cent.&nbsp; Add an S mintmark.&nbsp; Do you have a counterfeit coin?&nbsp; No, you have an altered genuine 1909 VDB--not a copy of a 1909-S VDB.&nbsp; There is no reason whatsoever why one would need to stamp COPY on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Would it be illegal to knowingly sell it as a genuine 1909-S VDB?&nbsp; Yes, but that would be FRAUD--not counterfeiting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another example (not my coin, but since it is currently for sale I won&#039;t credit the owner)</p><p><img src="http://www.richuhrichcoins.com/img/coins/combined/4539.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>There were no capped bust halves minted in 1803.&nbsp; This is an altered 1808.&nbsp; Doesn&#039;t mean that it is counterfeit, though.&nbsp; It is exactly what it purports to be--a genuine 1808 that someone has defaced.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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