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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 8, February 20, 2000, Article 5

PHOTO FAKE AT ANA WEBSITE

In a note to ANA webmaster Susan Nulty, Andy Lustig wrote:

"Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the Clark Gruber $20 on your home page is fake. Experts differ on these, but some other photo should be used."

At this writing the photo is at this address:

http://www.money.org/cg1861.jpg

As a follow-on, he posed the following to readers of The E-Sylum:

"There are two distinct types of 1861 Clark Gruber twenties. The ones that are semi-prooflike and have somewhat concave fields (most apparent at the peripheries) are, in my opinion, fake. Can anyone locate a plated "fake" prior to 1950? I doubt it!

The Clark Gruber overstrikes, such as the piece struck over a 57-S twenty, are from the suspect dies, and have the same PL tendencies. How 'bout dat???"

Wayne Homren, Editor

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