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New Member
Singapore
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Hi guys! My dad gave me these two coins to help him get an appraisal but I am not sure where to start. Anyone can help me out? Thanks, Ari   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Not sure of the first one, but the second one appears to be a copy of a U.S. Indian Head cent. swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
 Singapore
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Hi @vermontensium, how do you define "copy"? TIA.
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New Member
Singapore
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Hi guys, Here's the back view of the coins.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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By the looks of these I would say they are tokens or medallions of some sort and not coins
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Sorry Mate forgot   enjoy the ride  |
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New Member
Singapore
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Hi @trout1105! Thanks mate! :)
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Moderator
United States
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Copy meaning not genuine or intended for circulation. How many millimeters is the Indian? I agree, it looks like some kind of token. As for the second one, French? That's my guess but I am probably wrong :)
Welcome to the CCF ari!
swcoin.ecrater.com
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New Member
United States
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@ari The first coin is definitely a Replica Da Vinci Token 1452-1519. The second coin is a fantasy coin intended to fool some people. Probably silver colored. The Indian head design similar to the Indian cent of 1859 -1909 was not yet in use and I doubt had been even designed. The font is wrong for the time, "United States of America" only appears on one side of a real coin, rough features and texture, all scream non-mint. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have to agree with everyone else, these coins are not authentic and not worth very much at all (maybe a dollar a piece from someone that just wanted them). They have no numismatic value at all being a copy/fantasy pieces. The reason the Indian head is a fantasy piece is because the US never released a dollar coin with this design, the other was an actual design of a real coin so it its a counterfeit coin or a copy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The second coin appears to the same as the last one pictured in Susana's pile of counterfeits from her ARE THESE COINS REAL thread.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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philadelphian I think youre right I knew I seen that indian head before haha
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