The Washington Eagle “cent” as it appeared prior to its recent submission to PCGS. Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Service
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PCGS experts spot deceptively altered colonial rarity
The Washington Eagle “cent” as it appeared prior to its recent submission to PCGS. Photo credit: Professional Coin Grading Service
PCGS experts spot deceptively altered colonial rarity
A drastically but deceptively altered 1792 Washington Eagle “cent” submitted to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) underscores the alarming skills of some so-called “coin doctors” and why it is essential to have rare coins expertly and independently examined.
Detective work by PCGS experts proved the recently submitted early American coin had been deceivingly repaired since it was offered in auctions between 1966 to 2013 to remove a hole, alter re-engraving and change the coin’s color to give it a radically new appearance
PCGS Experts Spot Deceptively Altered Colonial Rarity
A drastically but deceptively altered colonial 1792 Washington Eagle “cent” submitted to Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) underscores the alarming skills of some so-called “coin doctors” and why it is essential to have rare coins expertly and independently examined. Detective work by PCGS experts proved the recently submitted, but altered colonial American coin had been […]
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