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Lazygator New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 12:42 pm Hello everyone! I'm new to the community! I have a Brasher Doubloon which I'm almost positive is a reproduction. However my grandfather who had this coin in his possession had it for as long as he could remember before he died. I acquired the coin and have been in possession of it for nearly 20 years myself. I will be posting some pics of it in a few minutes. The weight of it is 7.59 grams and 0.268 ounces . It does have a very small "R" stamped on the lower left of the mountain. Also it appears to be copper. Because of the age of this piece could this be an original replica? Would this coin have a good value? Thanks in advance for any information I can get. I have researched this coin for years and can't find one which has this particular "R" stamp and the age of it. Edited by Lazygator 10/26/2016 12:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff

moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 2:01 pm Appears to be a cast counterfeit. Check the edge to see if there is a seam. If there is, then you know that it is a cast counterfeit. If there is not, then it is certainly a counterfeit made by some other means. There have been thousands of these around for a very long time. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 3:06 pm to CCF. Pic of the other side may help. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 4:40 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 5:07 pm No value, just the basic souvenir type replica. They used to be quite popular at historical site souvenir shops. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 8:43 pm . To CCF I agree this does have a cast reproduction look. I am familiar with cast coins, but have only read a little on Brasher coins. I was under the impression Brasher coins would be counter stamped EB I would wonder if the "R" stamped on here is for reproduction Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 10/26/2016 9:12 pm Welcome to the CCF .... This crudely cast copy likely dates back to the late 1960's or early 70's . Many rare and common coins were replicated (R=Replica) during that decade. Replicas like this were typically sold at tourist sites, among sets of early U.S. colonial pieces. The celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Civil War, 1861, much fueled the production of cheap replicas. History buffs were then coming out of the woodwork, and the market for replicas of many vintage collectibles boomed through the bi-centennial year, 1976. Many historic sites continue to market coin replicas, today. Note that the crude manner of striking gives the OP's replica an aged look ... to the unschooled eye, that is. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/27/2016 11:51 am Yes the R does mean reproduction or replica. And it is older than 1973 How much older isn't possible to say. The R is used on some older US copies but it is the common way of indicating copies by British manufacturers. Your really old copies commonly were NOT marked. Report this Post to the Staff
Fathead 5 Valued Member United States 294 Posts	Posted 11/11/2016 02:54 am I always thought that Brasher marked his coins with "EB." Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 11/11/2016 05:24 am Quote: I always thought that Brasher marked his coins with "EB." Our OP failed to post a pic of his replica's obverse. The "E.B" is likely stamped there, on the eagle side. Report this Post to the Staff
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