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United States
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This was in with a bunch of dimes today, and was deposited as such. It's my first Three Cent'er, my first odd/obsolete denomination coin, and my oldest US coin by almost 40 years. There's some gunk on the date but looks like 1867. Were these things widely faked? I have no reason to question its authenticity, but am not familiar enough with the denomination to be sure.   |
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United States
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have heard of a few fakes, which this one sort of looks like. It might just be rough surfaces though. Great find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Woah! Incredible find.  |
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United States
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Well, now you just HAVE to start a 7070 if you haven't already.
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Puerto Rico
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I think is genuine. Great find.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These are not normally faked. Great find!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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this date and coin are produced en mass from China. Not sure what you have here or how it would have ever made its way into circulation but I would carefully exam against a known authentic one and go from there.
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OK, this is the coolest story I'll hear all day. I don't see a chance of it being a fake - too many of the obvious features of a 3CN, including ones which aren't deliberate (like the missing tops of lettering) are present. At some time in the past, somebody got bored and scratched it up, but I feel that to be evidence in favor of originality.
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United States
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Not from a roll, just with some loose change. I weighed it, and that seems good, at 1.99g.
Edited by hcmusicguy
09/10/2014 7:54 pm
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United States
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Great find ... another reason to pay attention to whatever change comes to your hands.
Limited knowledge on the series ... however I say authentic.
David
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United States
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 with SsuperDdave. This is definitely the coolest story of the day. |
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United States
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Fantastic find!!  BTW: It looks authentic to me.
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United States
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Looks good to me too - date and lettering are all correct. What a find.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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Posted 09/10/2014 1:48 pm
