Another Find In The Coin Box (1860 $20 Double Eagle)

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Dales1 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 4:01 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. It's very important to have in the title. * Hey Y'all.. I was plundering through the coin box today a dug this one out.. I find it odd that I was bent and had some engraving on the back.. Can I assume that this coin isn't worth saving?.. Just wonder'in.. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 4:08 pm @dale, there are collectors of love tokens, so it isn't so much the engraving on the reverse that removes numismatic value, but rather the fact that this is a modern copy of the coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189285 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 4:08 pm This is a copy. Says below ERIC in AMERICA. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 7:36 pm to the CCF Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74662 Posts	Posted 03/04/2024 10:04 pm As stated, it says copy on the reverse. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 03/05/2024 01:48 am "Shiloh April 6 1862 My life Preserved" seems like an effort to fabricate a bogus Civil War memento on a bogus coin. Seems kinda disrespectful to me. Report this Post to the Staff
apcol258 Valued Member United States 202 Posts	Posted 03/05/2024 08:39 am While the OP coin is a copy, the original has an interesting history. https://www.counton2.com/news/local...ine-captain/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dales1 New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 03/05/2024 09:03 am That's very interesting..i might put it in the keep box, with a printed version of the story for my grandkids!!!! Report this Post to the Staff
marckdaniels Valued Member Uruguay 150 Posts	Posted 03/05/2024 09:16 am That's a pretty cool story! Numismatic under the microscope: https://www.youtube.com/@NumismaticUnderMicroscope Report this Post to the Staff
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