Abdulah Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Is this coin fake or original? I need comments from numismatic experts GoldFinger1969 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 That’s a one look fake, 100%. Abdulah and GoldFinger1969 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 According to the Ten Commandments as set forth by member Captainrich, regardless how I feel I must argue vociferously and convincingly that this is a fake... so, sorry, my hands are tied. 🤣 Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ldhair Posted December 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2023 It's a well known fake. This is what it should look like. rrantique, Sandon and Henri Charriere 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 A complete fake, and not a particularly good one. Abdulah and GoldFinger1969 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 It looks like Tom Hanks with a beard. Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Total fake. Did you find that in a junk box in Colorado? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) On 12/23/2023 at 5:38 PM, J P M said: It looks like Tom Hanks with a beard. I thought Van Dyke when I first saw this and now I can't stop. Edited December 24, 2023 by Fenntucky Mike J P M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J P M Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 (edited) On 12/24/2023 at 10:54 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: I thought Van Dyke when I first saw this and now I can't stop. Van Dyke was my first choice, but I thought it may be too old for some members. LoL Edited December 24, 2023 by J P M Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 4:24 PM, J P M said: Van Dyke was my first choice, but I thought it may be too old for some members. LoL Ha! Hey, he's still kicking around and I think I read that he's on a daytime soap currently. Amazing that he's still that active at his age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 This is actually no laughing matter. I would be curious to know how you came into possession of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdulah Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 I actually don't have this coin, but there is a seller who wants to sell this coin online and finally I screnshorted it, and I sent this forum to ask numismatic experts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 FYI: 1 USD = 15,467 IDR (or Indonesian Rupia or "rp.") I have nothing against this archipelago nation, its people, culture or religion but a purported error coin from an exotic, off-the-beaten track, location is always a Red Flag. I am just happy you didn't get involved in this potentially messy international quagmire. Had the coin depicted been of the caliber of that posted by member Idhair upthread, I would still have my doubts. Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhair Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 I never thought of the problems that fake US coins could create in a different country. Folks there may not be able to spot a fake as easy as those in the US. Even those in the US may not be aware of the changes in dies over the past 100+ years. The look of the OP fake has been around for many years and Lincolns image is really poor. Abdulah and zadok 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrantique Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 4:38 PM, J P M said: It looks like Tom Hanks with a beard. Ole Abe is definitely having a BAD hair day Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robec1347 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 12/24/2023 at 7:52 AM, RWB said: Total fake. Did you find that in a junk box in Colorado? Or maybe Pennsylvania Abdulah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKurtB Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 (edited) On 12/26/2023 at 9:15 AM, ldhair said: I never thought of the problems that fake US coins could create in a different country. Folks there may not be able to spot a fake as easy as those in the US. Even those in the US may not be aware of the changes in dies over the past 100+ years. The look of the OP fake has been around for many years and Lincolns image is really poor. [Completely tongue in cheek, so relax.] Not to mention that Lincoln’s image was already sketchy in my newer adopted home state. The Wowah of Northern Aggression. Edited December 29, 2023 by VKurtB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
