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New Member
United States
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I was looking through my mom's old costume jewelry and got excited when I found an arrowhead pendant with a beautiful Indian Head cent in it. My happiness was short lived when I carefully extracted it from the pendant only to find it blank on the back. (see photos) Then I remembered Indian Heads are bigger than today's one cents so I realized this is a modern cent re-stamped or something.    |
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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Indian Head cents are supposed to be the exact same size as modern Lincoln cents all the way up to 1982, IIRC (and maybe even later). However, this one looks all wrong to me as well, anyway.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1436 Posts |
Yes, it's definitely a modern reproduction...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
 I am thinking a a reproduction ..made for jewelry |
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New Member
United States
13 Posts |
100%. Even the letters look wrong
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1215 Posts |
It's technically illegal to own!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
It is a jeweller's copy, and not illegal to own by any means. Often times, jewellers recreate the look of classic coins for use in jewellery.
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Valued Member
United States
373 Posts |
Legal precedent suggests that owning counterfeit coins is not illegal; it is only illegal to try to pass them off as real.
However, that's not the point here. I don't believe this token, on its own, qualifies as a counterfeit, because it does not claim to be a coin. It has no denomination. It is just a metal disk with the name of our country, a liberty head, and a date. I would term it a decorative token.
Of course, if you tried to spend it, you would be breaking the law. It is illegal to try to pass *any* item as legal tender that isn't legal tender. If your kid drew a $1 bill in crayon and you tried to spend it at the QuickiMart, you'd be breaking the law!
Edited by ProfLiz
10/22/2016 9:10 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Actually so far from real that I think it's pretty cool. Even if it were real it wouldn't be worth much. I'd keep this in my black book as a neat addition.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
It is interesting in an odd way!
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Moderator
 United States
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Bummer. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
Interesting, but I agree that it is a reproduction made for jewelry and not a real coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4989 Posts |
Given the back is missing, the front has modified details, and the face value is too low to make it meaningful in commerce I doubt anyone would consider this a counterfeit. Just jewelry.
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Posted 10/22/2016 7:34 pm
