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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JUNE 9, 2019Altered Date Shield Nickel Article Update
I see that you posted NGC's Counterfeit Detection article about the altered date "1880" shield nickel in your May 19 issue. Please note that we have edited paragraphs 8 and 9 which you may want to do so as well. Well, our web archive is an historical record of past issues and we don't generally make updates other than to fix obvious typos or formatting errors. But here are the new paragraphs. I've highlighted the changes, which I agree are an improvement to the article, adding the 1870 date as a possible host coin (although I think that's the least likely of the three listed options). -Editor  As you can see, the "0" in the date looks much smaller and has a different surface texture than the other three digits. This is due to the fact that the counterfeit date was likely accomplished by a forger using the metal that was there from the original date. Looking at the mintage figures, it seems very likely that the coin may have originally been dated 1882, 1883, or even 1870 as those coins had mintages of 11.4 million, 1.4 million and 4.8 million, respectively. Clearly, this would be a profitable endeavor for a counterfeiter, as the Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book) lists the G-4 values of the 1870, 1882 and 1883 issues at $25 to $30, whereas the 1880 in the same grade is $1,500! To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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