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Oleaginous ink is a type of greasy, destructible ink invented in the 1820s by Joseph Dixon (1799-1869) for the purpose of thwarting counterfeiters. When...
The production of counterfeit gold and silver coins is almost as old as coinage itself.
The usual method involves making something that looks like an...
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...
An elusive Wilson Dollar medal represents a challenge for collectors of higher grades
The Wilson Dollar by Numismatic Guaranty Company ......
The Wilson dollar was struck...
The altered date on this half dollar imitates a true numismatic rarity
Altered Date Counterfeits by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation ......
In the early part of the...
By Jack D. Young, Early American Coppers (EAC) ......
Reporting exclusively for CoinWeek, the discovery of a “new” counterfeit - an 1818 B-10 “Homer Face”...