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WOW this bad boy really stands out in a crowd. A shame I believe its counterfeit.
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<p>[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2811824, member: 78244"]Looks like something from China. They made their hub from a later date Lincoln Cent (1940's to 1970's), and changed the date. The S mintmark gives away the origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>What the Chinese do is transfer the design if a genuine coin to a counterfeit die, and use that as a hub for all of the other dates. As such, each coin will have the same style, defects, die cracks, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TypeCoin971793, post: 2811824, member: 78244"]Looks like something from China. They made their hub from a later date Lincoln Cent (1940's to 1970's), and changed the date. The S mintmark gives away the origin. What the Chinese do is transfer the design if a genuine coin to a counterfeit die, and use that as a hub for all of the other dates. As such, each coin will have the same style, defects, die cracks, etc.[/QUOTE]
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