Posted 02/28/2014 7:20 pm
Hello and welcome. 
Nalaberong is correct, I'm afraid. It's not a genuine coin. This particular replica widows mite is very commonly encountered; we see about four a year posted here on the forum by people as puzzled about them as you are. They are still being mass-produced today and sold via religious supplies stores; the store I linked to in this old thread is still selling them for $1.50 each; other stores sell them in bulk so a church pastor can buy one for everyone in the congregation.
If you scroll down, I see they also sell other, higher-quality replicas in packs of two for $5. They'll even sell you THE REAL THING! for $8.50.
Nalaberong is correct, I'm afraid. It's not a genuine coin. This particular replica widows mite is very commonly encountered; we see about four a year posted here on the forum by people as puzzled about them as you are. They are still being mass-produced today and sold via religious supplies stores; the store I linked to in this old thread is still selling them for $1.50 each; other stores sell them in bulk so a church pastor can buy one for everyone in the congregation.
If you scroll down, I see they also sell other, higher-quality replicas in packs of two for $5. They'll even sell you THE REAL THING! for $8.50.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
