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I bought this off ebay a few years back. It was a great price and not many bids, so I took a chance on it. It was sold to me as authentic, but I've got my suspicions about her.   |
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Letters and date don't look right to me. Others will chime in. Only 109 thousand minted.
The CENT on reverse doesn't look right either.
Edited by Mark1959
03/05/2018 8:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are 11 varieties of the 1796 flowing hair large cent (Sheldon 81-91). Unfortunately this coin does not match any of them. :(
One of the most obvious diagnostics is the closed loops in the bow in the reverse wreath. The large circular loops do not match any of the known varieties.
Edited by numismatic student
03/05/2018 9:37 pm
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It was a great price and not many bids, I guess that have told you something - Eh? |
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United States
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 Looks like a fake, unfortunately. |
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United States
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Letters and date don't look right to me. I agree - the numerals of the date, particularly the "9" and the "6", look kind of fishy. I like to compare images of a coin I am considering with pictures from the PCGS CoinFacts website. It's a very useful database with thousands of images of all kinds of U.S. coins. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree, the new PCGS CoinFacts website is very useful.
Don't forget to check out the old CoinFacts website too - it's still helpful for information such as varieties.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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OMG! Horrible fake. Not even close. See if that ebay seller is still around just for giggles. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Unfortunately...a very bad fake.
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 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry, Charlie. to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Another obvious problem is that on ALL of the 1796 Liberty cap reverses, both sides of the wreath terminated in a single leaf. On this the right branch ends in a double leaf.
Edited by Conder101
03/06/2018 1:33 pm
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United States
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Everyone bites for something in life that is too good to be true. I hope you didn't loose too much on it.
Welcome to the forum. I hope you stick around.
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Posted 03/05/2018 9:22 pm
