VIDEO: COUNTERFEIT DETECTION

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The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 24, June 11, 2023, Article 7

VIDEO: COUNTERFEIT DETECTION

The David Lisot Video Library on the Newman Numismatic Portal can be found at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

We highlight one of his videos each week in The E-Sylum. Here's one from 2007 about Counterfeit Detection with Bill Fivaz. -Editor

Counterfeit Detection Bill Fivaz title card

Counterfeits continue to plague the hobby. How can you protect yourself from these bogus items? "Mr. Numismatic Education," Bill Fivaz, has the answers! He provides diagnostics for the genuine coins as well as describing resource books and counterfeit detection materials that are available. Investors, collectors and dealers will find this information invaluable. This lecture with slides seminar includes:

the problem of counterfeit coins
examples of genuine coins and their identification diagnostics including
cents; Flying Eagle 1856, Indian 1877, Lincoln 1909-S VDB, 1914-D, 1922 "no D", 1931-S, 1943 copper, 1955 double die
nickels; Buffalo 1916 double die, 1918/7-D, 1937-D 3 legged, Jefferson 1943/2-P
dimes; Mercury 1916-D, 1921-P&D, 1942/1-P, 1942/41-D
quarters; Standing Liberty 1918/7-S, Washington 1932-D&S
dollars; Morgan 1889-CC, 1893-S, 1894-P, Peace 1928
gold $20 1907 "Omega" High Relief

Speaker(s): Bill Fivaz.

To watch the complete video, see:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/560272

Wayne Homren, Editor

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