BusinessDemiGOD

Thank you all for your insight and saving me from some embarrassment at my first coin show 😅

Thanks for all of your feedback! There is still a bit I need to understand… 

On 11/4/2021 at 1:11 PM, Mr.Bill347 said:

This Quarter reverse? I’m not seeing it. Sorry. Two different mints not possible therefore PMD

Yes, somehow coming in between the die and the planchet on first strike but then getting re struck.... Its the only thing i can think of. The pattern size and rounded to flattened parts of horns are identical but if its pmd then wouldn't it look different?

I found the same doubling aspects in the 1960-P Varieties but don't understand why the Denver minted ones aren't acknowledged....

These are images off of my 1960-D Lincoln Cent

On 11/4/2021 at 12:50 PM, Mohawk said:

No problem.  I just wanted to explain to you why you were unlikely to receive an answer to your inquiry.  It was nothing personal against you, that's for sure.  But, yeah, fakers watch this place like hawks on the prowl.  The good thing is that most of us who have been here a while are onto them.  

Very disappointing that people can turn something enjoyable into criminal intent for greed. I'm going to be attending my first coin show here in Tennessee... Maybe i can find someone and discuss things like this in person without taking up to much of there time! Thank you once again for your time!

On 11/4/2021 at 12:42 PM, Mohawk said:

Here's the thing......most of us are not going to get into the details of why yours is a fake on here though I have no doubt of what the others said.  The reason for this is that counterfeiters watch these boards and they use what they read to make better fakes.  We do not want to help them do this.  What I would recommend is continuing to look at photos of genuine examples that have been certified by NGC and PCGS and see if you can discern how yours differs from the genuine article.  Another course of action would be trying to locate a dealer who is knowledgeable in this area and taking the coin to them.  They could tell you the problems with it in the privacy of their shop and not create a source for counterfeiters to make better fakes while doing so.  

I was simply just trying to understand so I'm more knowledgeable in numismatics. I'm still fairly new...... I do like the approach to not assisting in the counterfeit coins!  Thanks for your time

On 4/11/2018 at 4:05 AM, thebeav said:

The second coin, although a nicer copy, is also a cast counterfeit.

Im curious as to how you have made this conclusion. I have been researching this coin and its multiple variants and have noticed something peculiar... If the image of the coin looks aged, or smoothed, it is immediately considered a replica. I can see the obvious cheap casting aspects but i also have came across a vast amount of aged and smoothed coins that were 100% real... How did you reach your conclusion so i can better understand what the distinguishing factors are for a coin that has so many variations and no substantial records of mintage. I greatly appreciate yours as well as anyone else who can assist in this.