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Hello everybody! Okay, I'm sure you all get sick of being asked this but I have two coins that I would like your opinions on. I am very great full for your time in reading this and for your input. The first one, the "Continental Curency" I am pretty sure is fake but hey who knows right? The second I cannot find much info on because I'm not sure if its supposed to be a willow, a pine or an oak. Anyway thanks again for looking!     |
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 United States
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 to CCF fellow Michigander. I am no pro but they both look like cast copies. Give it a bit and a pro or two will chime in. John1  |
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Valued Member
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second coin is an oak tree shilling and I believe a cast fake... both coins look cast and almost like a sand cast texture... to CCF! Edited by throughtheireyes
02/27/2017 2:35 pm
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New Member
 United States
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That's about what my luck led me to believe. Thank you for your quick response.
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United States
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...I have two coins How did you acquire them? |
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Rest in Peace
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HINT: If this were original don't you think a VERY high $ coin would at the least be in some form of protection, slabbed maybe?
Of course they're copies, of early colonial coins, my copper 1773 Virginia Half Penny is sooo worn, date is barely readable!
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02/27/2017 3:17 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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An edge picture would help for both. Michigander. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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They both look like the kind of cast copies sold as souvenirs at historic sites.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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United States
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An edge picture would help for both. I'm curious to know what the edge would have to look like to decide these are not fakes (and, thus, are actually genuine)? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Both cast copies sold at East Coast tourist shops for decades.
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New Member
United States
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souvenirs would make sense. I will post edge pics as soon as I can. Thanks to this great community for all of your input!
Also @ crazyb0, before the authenticity of a coin is established how would one know to slab it? I'm sure many very old and valuable coins have been found in various jewellery box's and tons and drawers and so on.
Especially by ya more ignorant and novice people interested in this hobby.
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New Member
United States
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Mistype not ya, us, sorry, I've got fast thumbs
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New Member
United States
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Wow, grrr, tins not tons, sorry.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't have a Continential Dollar, but here is a genuine Pine Tree Shilling.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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China cast copy. I have seen several of these lately.  |
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Wow, grrr, tins not tons, sorry. You can edit your posts for a while after you post them. Use the little icon that looks like a pad of lined paper with a pencil on it. |
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