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New Member
United States
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Looking for some help at identifying if this 1796 15star Liberty coin that has been in the family for over 50yrs is real or not.   Edited by Chaos
11/24/2021 10:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
 Not genuine. Sorry. There are many thousands of copies like this floating around. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7617 Posts |
to the Community! Just another counterfeit. We see those a lot around here. |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the replies! I had my suspicions based on real ones I have seen but curious in particular on this one what the main tells are so that I can explain it to my hopeful grandfather.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you look at the rim, you see the coin has a raised flat rim. That rim style did not exist in 1796.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
First glance fake. Overall details, strike, and fonts are big giveaways. This one also has the classic Chinese counterfeit look to it. Most likely silver plated brass. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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the first thing that jumped out was the rim denticles  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry about that.  to the CCF! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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An easy PUP for me is the location of the bottom star on the left side.
It should be lower under the first curl of hair.
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Moderator
 United States
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to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with aforementioned...It's a nice conversation piece!
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