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ccgold New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 10:40 pm Hi all, So I was given this 1652 PT large planchet shilling the other day. Weight 88.2 grains 28 mm dia <1 mm thick I'm fairly certain it's fake but maybe someone out there knows more about these than me! Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 10:48 pm A full weight example is 72 grains and based on the weight of your example, I don't think it's genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 10:49 pm It's a non-contemporary copy. Lettering and date are all wrong for a genuine Shilling. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 10/15/2013 11:05 pm The typeface is a variant of Optima, which was designed in the 1950's. Report this Post to the Staff
ccgold New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 2:08 pm Thanks! Oh well, back to the drawing board. Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4416 Posts	Posted 10/17/2013 6:58 pm Welcome aboard, CCgold! I seem to recall that many of these were sold by some New England area coin company back in the 1960's. The details elude my memory though. Despite being a copy, it makes for a neat conversation piece to share with other collectors. Genuine ones rarely appear in public, so it pays to know about the copies! Report this Post to the Staff
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