Coins: Genuine, Counterfeit, Altered

This program identifies the criteria for selecting a reputable dealer and demonstrates how to perform a preliminary examination at purchase. In addition, this informative program demonstrates what genuine coin characteristics can and do occur at the mint, including aberrations, weak strikes, hairline scratches, lint marks, die cracks, and clashed and altered dies. It also covers the characteristics of fake coins, including those coins that have been altered by additions, deletions and treated surfaces, as well as counterfeit coin characteristics including cast, electrotypes and counterfeits struck from copy dies.