By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group …… My latest installment of this CoinWeek exclusive series concerning the more “affordable” varieties of fake coins will follow the same format as my previous ones as I present a group of counterfeit Capped Bust half dollars, starting with a listing for […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group …… Moving on from my initial installment of this CoinWeek exclusive series and following the same format, I present a very counterfeit 1872-CC Liberty Seated dollar! In my initial review of this one, I circled some marks of interest to look for […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group …… I am working on a concept for articles that cover some of the less deceptive raw fakes currently seen on internet selling venues. The first one with that concept in mind is this counterfeit 1795 dollar… This recent item was listed […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group …… As a quick intro, I have had over 60 research articles on the subject of current counterfeit coins published in half a dozen different coin forums – with the majority exclusive here on CoinWeek! In previous articles, I have reviewed three […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC), and the Dark Side Group …… This article presents two more recent listings–purported 1883-CC Morgan dollars–from a Chinese bad seller of counterfeit “coins” in fake “PCGS” slabs. The first example has some of the best seller images I have seen for these, but things go sideways pretty […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… Reporting exclusively for CoinWeek, the discovery of a “New” Counterfeit – an 1818 B-10 “Homer Face” quarter dollar! It is from the same group of counterfeiters that the Dark Side Group and I have been following since late 2015 and a cert series of 20+ different […]
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Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) is introducing a new high-security hologram as part of its comprehensive efforts to combat counterfeiting and create a safer marketplace for NGC-certified coins, tokens, and medals. Among the innovative hologram enhancements are a QR code and a numerical security code that are unique to the specific encapsulated collectible, making it extremely […]
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A counterfeiter hoped that this computer-generated fake would fly under the radar By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) …… The American Silver Eagle is the flagship silver bullion coin of the United States. Its obverse features Adolph A. Weinman’s renowned Walking Liberty design used on the half dollar from 1917 to 1947. From its inception […]
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By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) …… I continue to update my list of bad “PCGS” slabbed coins from the main Chinese counterfeit seller of such: https://boxbullion.com/ One of the listed coins is a 1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary Commemorative Half Dollar; of course, they show a genuine example in their listing but note it […]
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To address the mass proliferation of counterfeits plaguing the U.S. marketplace, the Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) in partnership with the U.S. Treasury Department and in cooperation with the American Numismatic Association (ANA) will sponsor an accredited seminar for local, county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. Entitled, “Counterfeit Coins, Precious Metals, Numismatic and Financial Crime […]
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Don’t be fooled by this coin, which bears a lot of obvious red flags By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) …… A few weight changes occurred during the Seated Liberty half dollar series (1839-91). At the outset in 1839, the half dollars were struck on planchets that weighed 13.36g. This weight was decreased to 12.44g […]
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There are numerous design flaws noted on this fake that reveal it is a poor imitation of one of the United States’ most beautiful coins. By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) …… The obverse of the modern American Silver Eagle bullion coin features the magnificent Adolph A. Weinman design from the Walking Liberty Half Dollar […]
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By Jay Turner for PCGS …… After working professionally as a coin grader for over 20 years, I am still surprised by what can cross my desk. Recently while grading coins from a PCGS express submission from Hong Kong, two such surprises were in a single submission. Submitted as a crossover from an alternative service […]
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Just because a Barber dime is not a great rarity doesn’t mean it won’t be a target for counterfeiters The Barber Dime series (1892-1916) holds one of the greatest rarities in United States numismatics: the 1894-S. Fewer than a dozen of these Proof coins are currently known to the collecting world, and on the […]
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The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money (WorldsFairOfMoney.com) is being hosted at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 8-12. The show brings coin collectors together from all over the world, featuring hundreds of dealers, auctions, displays of rare treasures, educational opportunities, and more. Leading up to the show, […]
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A counterfeiter was hoping that this transplanted mintmark would fly under the radar By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ….. In 1855, the relatively new San Francisco Mint began striking quarters. At first, annual mintages were typically only a fraction of what was produced at the Philadelphia Mint. For instance, the 1861-S has a mintage […]
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The 1840s were a time of real change for the silver dollar, but this particular coin is a fake By Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) ….. The Seated Liberty silver dollar series began in 1840, when the silver dollar was struck in large quantities for the first time in decades. The acclaimed Christian Gobrecht design […]
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