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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Arizona Jack, post: 287483, member: 9308&quot;]Michael Fahey of ANACS could &quot; find no evidence&quot; the coin was counterfeit. Frank Gasparro, Cheif Engraver of the US MInt at the time, stated that &quot; no test pieces were made using a 1959 obv. and a 1958 rev die&quot;. JP Martin, Chief authenticator of the ANA could find no evidence it was a counterfeit, but his &quot;gut instinct is the coin is not genuine&quot;.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>David Halls ( PCGS ) opinion is: &quot; The 1959-S Wheat Reverse Cent is not a US Mint product. We feel it was made from fabricated dies, prpbably spark erosion. &quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jim Brown, forensic lab authenticator, US Treasury Dept. has examined the coin microscopically and found nothing to suggest it was a counterfeit, and it is the opinion of the US Treasury Dept. Forensic Service Division the coin is genuine.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All quotes above from The Authoritave Referance on Lincoln Cents, John Wexler and Kevin Flynn</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>edit: 1959-D, not S[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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