What do you do with a fake or altered coin

[currentcoin]

This weekend I bought an altered 1945 Dime (Bands cut in).

 

At first I thought "ah no big deal I'll just stick it away, so I lost some money"

Return it, I don't think that will work (not permanent dealer,(show dealer))

But now that I think about it I can not just put it away.

Now I have this coin which is a problem.

It must be destroyed!!!

 

What should I do with it?

 

 

Thanks

 

Glen

[jtryka]

Why not scratch a big X on it and throw it in the junk silver pile?

[Chippewa]

I sent my counterfeits as a donation to the ANA for use in their grading/counterfeit detection classes.

[Hoot]

Excellent idea Chippewa! Or take it to coin club meetings to provide an example of what to look out for. I have a whizzed buffalo nickel that I use to study and also to show others what a whizzed coin looks like. (If you can spot that kind of alteration on a nickel, you can more easily do it on silver.)

 

Hoot

[truthteller]

Use it as an educational tool. Post a picture of the coin and post a thread on what to look for. Being that a 1945 dime with full bands is a rare coin in high grade mint state, many collectors would appreciate to see an altered coin, thus helping the numismatic community.

 

 

TRUTH

[jom]

First thing you should do is take a very good close up shot of the bands. Then show it too us....

 

Secondly, keep the coins around so that you can use it as a "test" coin for your future reference.

 

jom

[currentcoin]

Those are some good ideas.

I like the idea of sending it to ANA.

 

Thanks for your input

 

Glen

[chinook]

I have a small collection of fake key dates. 1877 IHC 1909-s IHC 1909-s VDB 1914-d Lincoln. I take them out every so often for study. Kind of like a refresher course.