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Valued Member
United States
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No doubt to me that it is a copy. It is probably made of pewter or even lead. The casting looks very poor and there are hardly any details that can be seen.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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From the pictures it is a cast copy.
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New Member
 United States
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Does that mean it isn't worth anything?
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Moderator
 United States
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It's worth a few bucks more or less. Most Colonial collectors, myself included, would never be able to afford a genuine specimen unless we took a second mortgage out! I would be happy to have one like this to "fill that hole"  Hold on to it, it is still pretty cool. swcoin.ecrater.com
Edited by vermontensium
06/09/2011 4:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
817 Posts |
 Pictures are impossible to confirm authenticity. Take it to a coin show and find some dealers with colonials or early American coins an get opinions. Or check with several local coin shops. Don't sell it until you are certain of what you have. |
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New Member
United States
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Thanks everybody.
I have looked for a place around me to take it, but there aren't any coin places around me that I can find.
I will hold onto it, at least until I find a dealer or someone who can look at it in person.
Thanks Again!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You could always send it to me and I could help.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pictures are impossible to confirm authenticity. That might apply to a very good numismatic forgery but it is not true at all in the case of an obvious historic/tourist replica and you do a great disservice to the OP by stating that  Edited by biokemist6
06/09/2011 8:45 pm
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Moderator
United States
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This copy has obvious casting bubbles on it's surfaces. It's an obvious copy. I have seen plenty of genuine examples and this is not one of them I can assure you.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah, I actually just threw one of these out last week. Sorry to disappoint you, but it's a cast fake.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pictures are impossible to confirm authenticity Picrures can't absolutely confirm authenticity, but they can at times absolutely deny it. |
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New Member
Canada
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DONT TAKE YOUR CONTINENTAL CURRENCY COINS TO A LOCAL COIN SHOP .!
DO a little research first its not hard to figure out ....there is reason for doubt
find out what the coin dealers dont want you to know .....before you do anything
but DO NOT BUY ONE FROM ANYONE .....they are all suveniors ....if they are struck in pewter
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Motherboard, do a little research. MOST of the genuine Continential Currency coins are struck in pewter. But in the past few years at least two genuine pewter pieces have come on the market that were bought as copies at flea markets for $1.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@jwist - If you can get a nice clear picture of the obverse and reverse (like close to 1024x1024 in focus) it'll do wonders for giving a definitive answer; however, the odds are quite against it being genuine, both from what I can see from the pictures you provided so far, as well as some practical considerations about this particular coin's rarity vs. the huge population of replicas and fakes.
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03/31/2012 1:26 pm
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United States
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Yeah, my advice is if you see one at a flea market or even an antique store for that matter for $1, why not pick it up...you might win the lottery!
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