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RollinCoins New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 4:26 pm So I'm assuming that this is fake. Bought it at a reputable online auction, that does not guarantee grade, but does guarantee that coins are genuine... just stuck me as incredibly odd that they had listed value as $40-60... but I figured what the hay and bid and won.... Almost all the characters are worn, especially on reverse - really cant make out any of the state names or We Are One in center... But the more closely I look, the blobiness of the letters strike me as off -- especially the 'n' where 'One' should be in center...which suggests this was not the longshot lottery ticket .. thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

RollinCoins New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 4:33 pm So I had it upside down... the blobi 'n' in one... was actually the 'w' in 'we' Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1657 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 4:39 pm That is definitely a very poor replica. It looks like one of the cast copies that used to be sold in gift shops in museums and historic areas. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21597 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 5:02 pm Definitely a copy. Gt your money back. Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 6:12 pm Cheap cast copy. Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 12/29/2020 09:32 am How much does it weigh? I recall souvenir coins being made of pot metal. A zinc, lead, tin, copper casting mixture. Low in specific gravity and melting point compared to silver. There was no serious effort to create a counterfeit. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 12/29/2020 09:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
RollinCoins New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 12/29/2020 3:54 pm yeah... I just now realized that currency is spelled with only one 'r'. I wrote the auction house already. Hopefully they dont give me a hard time Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/29/2020 4:17 pm https://www.money.org/money-museum/...nentaldollar Report this Post to the Staff
RollinCoins New Member United States 31 Posts	Posted 12/29/2020 4:28 pm Thats pretty cool John1 - thanks. I wish these things were more common, ie cheaper... such a cool piece of history. See a real one (copper) up for auction this weekend... curious to see what it goes for Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 12/29/2020 5:12 pm to the Community! This was split into its own topic for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
whatdowehavehere Valued Member Canada 235 Posts	Posted 01/03/2021 10:43 pm " Until recently, general scholarship viewed these issues as being struck in the United States, possibly New York, but more recent scholarship has looked at contemporary evidence indicating that they may have been struck in Europe... The authors cite a pre-1790 ledger where a Continental Currency dollar was described as: "Congress Dollar. 1776, never current, struck on speculation in Europe, for sale in America," before concluding that they were privately struck in Europe as souvenir commemorative issues shortly after the Revolutionary War. " -Coin World 5-25-2018 I wouldn't touch one with a ten foot pole Edited by whatdowehavehere 01/03/2021 10:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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