Fake Mintmark Created by ‘Chasing’
Jun 24, 2022
2 minutes
By Richard Giedroyc
■ I recently learned that the mintmark on a coin I’ve had in my collection has been faked by being chased. Can you explain what this means?
Chasing is a form of retooling. Areas of the surface of the coin have been retooled so a mintmark can be built from metal borrowed from
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