Mark Hofmann
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Mark Hofmann
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#2Hofmann is also believed to be responsible for a “mule” 1959-D Lincoln cent with the wheat reverse[0]. (1959 was the first year of the Lincoln memorial reverse, so no more wheat cents should have been made.) The coin surfaced in 1986 and was authenticated by the secret service, yet no one in the coin business will either condemn or authenticate it. The coin has been sold several times since then for larger and larger sums of money.
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[0]: https://www.pcgs.com/news/the-mystery-of-the-1959-d-mule-lin...
Re: Mark Hofmann
#3Anyone interested in how the events of his forgeries and subsequent murders unfolded should listen to this podcast episode [0] (parts 2 & 3). The tale is told by one of Hofmann's former friends, Brent Metcalfe. Brent's boss, Steve Christensen, was one of Hofmann's victims.
[0]: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/brent-metcalfe-mark-ho...
Edit: even as a former Mormon, I find this history fascinating.
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#4Attended BYU 1980 - 1984. I remember the headlines in the "Daily Universe" (campus newspaper) about Hoffman.
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#5Mark Hofmann is my (ex-)uncle (by marriage, not by blood). Needless to say, the whole affair isn't something we really bring up at family gatherings. From a historical/detached standpoint the events are all certainly interesting and scandalous and fascinating, I'm sure. My main reaction to it all is just sadness at the pain he put his wife and kids through because of it, and how they've been able to show strength by moving forward in their own lives. It's times like this I feel extremely blessed that our own extended family is close-knit enough that we can support each other.
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#6I prefer Erving Goffman.
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#7It makes me wonder what other historical artifacts we believe are genuine are actually forgeries.
How was Hoffman able to forge letters that were supposedly 100+ years old? Wouldn't modern materials dating techniques reveal the fraud immediately?
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#8It makes me wonder what other historical artifacts we believe are genuine are actually forgeries. How was Hoffman able to forge letters that were supposedly 100+ years old? Wouldn't modern materials dating techniques reveal the fraud immediately?
He would take pages from old books. The blank pages at the start/end, etc. Not sure how he spoofed the ink
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#9I prefer Erving Goffman.
Could you elaborate?
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#10There's a collector in Provo that has the original case files (including, I believe, DVD recordings) from his trials. (Source: I've seen the physical media.) There's a lot of answers to the public's common questions in there.