This isn’t real..is it?

Just going through my dads coin stash. I’m new at this but I think it’s one of dads fakes. Maybe lol idk

 

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Actually I think you got something there


calling the experts @paddyman98 @furryfrog02

 

I’ve been doing this coin thing for a week started with a $5 in bennies n nickels lol.

 

Crop and rotate images on your phone so that they are of the proper orientation.
Then when it's correct on your phone then try uploading.

sometimes images get rotated and you have to make the correction on the phone then Edit, then "More Options" (aka Advanced Edit) and replace the existing photo.

Use my post above of your cent as an example.

 

thank you

 

you'll want to show the Reverse / back side of the cent too.

 

Can you please post reverse images of your coin.

 

I'm thinking Double Struck in collar.. I see the outline of Lincoln's Back also. Faint like LIBERTY.


But not 100% Sure.

@Fred Weinberg

 

Agreed. That's why it would be helpful to have a reverse image.

 

I think I see slight ghosting of the shoulder and chin in the angle correlation with the LIBERTY.

 

Interesting looking for sure. I would keep it.

 

Agree with @paddyman. I too see the ghosting of Lincoln's shoulder. Pretty cool. Clearer pictures would be nice.

 

To improve your images.

Turn off the Flash on your phone
go to a well lighted area. Your eyes are much better than a fixed sensor on a phone/camera that needs a flash to compensate. If too dark with no flash then you may get blurry images from hand movement so make sure it's bright enough area.

That should eliminate the big reflection from the flash.
Then make sure not too close so it can focus.
make sure orientation is correct.
and crop before posting.

 

I can do that if I find it lol

 

Yeah that's cool, hang on to that one. I've been going thru cents now for about 40yrs and I've never seen one like that.

 

And stop mentioning that your dad created fakes.. That's so strange.

 

Wow, cool cent. still waiting on better photos though.

 

Copper or Zinc that's a keeper.

 

Well,
The story behind the counterfeit dad thing is when he lost his job when I was younger he would lock himself into the garage with his anvil in Ford for a few hours so I am around and think around and then when he was done we would rush to the coin store and sell whatever coin he had and we could be now he would provide fo

I lost that penny somewhere I after I took that picture grr

 

My dad went to prison when I was younger for counterfeiting bills etc that’s why I mentioned it. Sometimes when there was no food in the house he’d go into the garage and lock himself out there with his forge n anvil and just think away. When he emerged it was a rush to the mint or a coin dealer and BOOM! Food for me I never really knew what he was doing but I have an ide now. He called them his mules or something. It’s frushtrating not knowing what ones have been altered. I must say tho.
This IS ADDICTING! Coins coins look look look again put it away so u can look at it closer later Lol