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The E-Sylum: Volume 5, Number 52, December 29, 2002, Article 6 HOFFMAN AND THE 1959 WHEAT CENT Bill Rosenblum writes: "To add to the story of Mark Hoffman one should also note that he claims to have made the controversial 1959 Wheat Ears Lincoln cent. This is the coin that many of the leading authentication and grading services claim as a fake, but the Secret Service has authenticated as genuine. It was subject to a dispute between a number of people and a PNG arbitration panel decided it should be auctioned off by Ira and Larry Goldberg. The coin was to be sold in the pre Long Beach sale last fall (as-is!). Just before the auction Hoffman claimed that he had made the coin and the coin was withdrawn. I'm not sure of all the details, someone who is more familiar with US coins can probably tell us more. Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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