Counterfeit/Fake 1809 Large Cent - Coin Community Forum

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Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18724 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 1:51 pm I purchased a lot of ~ 90 trade tokens at auction. When they arrived, the following coin was included. I glanced at it and set it aside while I catalogued the tokens. My first impression was "this is too nice and out of place with all of these tokens". Upon closer examination, it was easy to determine that it is a total fake. First, the planchet is far too nice for an early large cent. Second, there are so many incorrect details that I won't enumerate them. Nowhere on the coin or its edges does the word "COPY" appear. A search of the CCF did not yield images of this particular forgery, so I'm posting for the benefit of all. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 33743 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 2:02 pm Yep, and not a very good fake. Report this Post to the Staff
burfle23 Pillar of the Community United States 500 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 2:22 pm Definitely fake, but kind of cool as one... Besides the date, the reverse is totally wrong for the date. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 6:31 pm Silly-lookiing thing. Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 18724 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 7:45 pm I'm glad that it didn't really cost me anything. I went back and looked at the auction listing, and there it is in one of the five pages of 2X2s. Couldn't tell what it was then, but I didn't care as there are often unmarked items in such lots. NE of it is an interesting one: Ollie's Good for 60¢ in Drinks (CCR: "Oh Lord, stuck in Lodi again"). Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 59676 Posts	Posted 11/08/2023 11:36 pm That's one bad looking fake. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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