Modern Counterfeits
These are coins made well-after the genuine coins were in circulation, and were typically made to fool and defraud collectors.
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Bay Area Indian Cents
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More information comes from the Longacre's Ledger (click to download). January 2005. Volume 15.1, Issue #63. Pages 5-9.
1914-D Lincoln Cent
The 1914-D Lincoln cent is another heavily altered U.S. coin given that it is a semi-key date in the series. Genuine 1914-D cents have # genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. Alterations can be made by two methods. The first and most common is to remove part of the first 4 from a 1944-D cent to become a 1914-D. These tend to be very easy to spot because the tooling to remove part of the 4 leaves visible scratches and there tends to be a relatively large gap between the 9 and the '1'. The second and less common method is to add a D mintmark to a 1914 cent. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
1922 (no D) Lincoln Cent
The 1914-D Lincoln cent is another heavily altered U.S. coin given that it is a semi-key date in the series. Genuine 1914-D cents have # genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. Alterations can be made by two methods. The first and most common is to remove part of the first 4 from a 1944-D cent to become a 1914-D. These tend to be very easy to spot because the tooling to remove part of the 4 leaves visible scratches and there tends to be a relatively large gap between the 9 and the '1'. The second and less common method is to add a D mintmark to a 1914 cent. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
1931-S Lincoln Cent
The 1914-D Lincoln cent is another heavily altered U.S. coin given that it is a semi-key date in the series. Genuine 1914-D cents have # genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. Alterations can be made by two methods. The first and most common is to remove part of the first 4 from a 1944-D cent to become a 1914-D. These tend to be very easy to spot because the tooling to remove part of the 4 leaves visible scratches and there tends to be a relatively large gap between the 9 and the '1'. The second and less common method is to add a D mintmark to a 1914 cent. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
1943 (P, D, S) Lincoln Cent
The 1914-D Lincoln cent is another heavily altered U.S. coin given that it is a semi-key date in the series. Genuine 1914-D cents have # genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. Alterations can be made by two methods. The first and most common is to remove part of the first 4 from a 1944-D cent to become a 1914-D. These tend to be very easy to spot because the tooling to remove part of the 4 leaves visible scratches and there tends to be a relatively large gap between the 9 and the '1'. The second and less common method is to add a D mintmark to a 1914 cent. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
1955 Double Die Lincoln Cent
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1913 Liberty Nickel
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1937-D '3-Leg' Buffalo Nickel
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1950-D Jefferson Nickel
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1916-D Mercury Dime
The 1916-D Mercury Dime is another one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. Many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1853 'No Arrows' Seated Quarter, Half Dollar
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1932-D and -S Washington Quarter
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
1913, '14, '15 (P) Barber Half Dollars
The 1909-S VDB Lincoln cent is one of the most altered U.S. coins based on its popularity and value. It has 4 genuine mintmark positions, as shown on the left. However, many examples exist with added mintmarks, some more convincing than others. A gallery will be created illustrating some of these added mintmark examples.
(The image on the left comes from this COINWEEK article)
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