1798 Large Cent, Style 2 Hair - Story Revealed

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TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 12:01 am Just found this one. Story will come later. What do you think? Edited by TypeCoin971793 05/21/2016 5:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jpbone Pillar of the Community United States 1959 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 01:19 am Can we get a weight and edge shots? Report this Post to the Staff
732amran Valued Member United States 297 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 03:07 am U must have lots of gold in your back yard hee hee Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 04:48 am Quote: What do you think? I think I want to be in your will John1 Report this Post to the Staff
billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 08:06 am I have a problem with the look in Ms. Liberty's eye and the expression on her face. Could this be a Gallery Mint piece that didn't get a "COPY" stamp on the reverse? Edited by billjones 05/21/2016 08:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
GERMANICVS Pillar of the Community Germany 1852 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 08:09 am That is the most unusual obverse edge reeding I have ever seen. It look like it was just made (which it probably was?) Report this Post to the Staff
1893S Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 10:43 am Hope you didn't pay more than a dollar. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 4:32 pm Just cannot be right. Report this Post to the Staff
ChildOfTheWheat Pillar of the Community United States 5828 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 4:35 pm it MUST be fake, right? Report this Post to the Staff
MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 4:59 pm Quote: That is the most unusual obverse edge reeding I have ever seen I agree. No expert here, but there appears to be more(or just thicker)edge reeding on reverse than obvers. Is this just an illusion? If not is this normal on these? Edited by MontCollector 05/21/2016 5:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 5:28 pm I'm surprised none of you were sure of what you were seeing. I sense a "this is too good to be true" mentality, which is perfectly understandable. Yes this coin is a cheap Chinese counterfeit. I bought it for $2 on the no-no site. I was playing around with it, and I saw that at certain angles of light, the coin almost looked genuine. I just wanted to see if the masses would catch on. I'm also surprised no one tried to attribute it. One would certainly have noticed the weird notch on the 9 and the fat letters of LIBERTY. The edge is very sharp and looks to have been struck in a collar. I don't remember the weight, but I believe it was off. Quote: I agree. No expert here, but there appears to be more(or just thicker)edge reeding on reverse than obvers. Is this just an illusion? If not is this normal on these? That is a fairly normal occurance, but the thin teeth of the obverse dentils is not normal. This was my most deceptive Chinese counterfeit copper. All my others have problems that surely would have been noticed immediately (1793's had wire rims, 1794 was made of brass and had a wire rim, 1796 DB had style 2 hair). Edited by TypeCoin971793 05/21/2016 5:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 05/21/2016 6:10 pm is it even copper? The Color looked off to me as well. Could be your lighting though. My 1st instinct when I saw obverse was cheap metal(not copper) made to look like copper. Didn't see reeding difference until I really looked and compared to graded ones. Just a side note: After looking at graded ones, if real this would've been one of the finest ones known. Report this Post to the Staff
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