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Valued Member
Canada
196 Posts |
Found this in a roll of pennies it looks fine but there is extra metal around the ribbon and U in united.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
Looks fake to me. There are casting bubbles all over this coin, the date doesn't look right and the O mintmark is not in the correct position.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
The casting bubbles do seem very clear.
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Moderator
 United States
34396 Posts |
@tja, what does it weigh? Also, can you please add a picture of the edge? I'm interested to seam if there will be a seam visible.
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1613 Posts |
I would concur with MisterT, along with all the mushy devices and date. The dentils are off considerable as well. Happy that you found it in a roll rather than to have been taken buying it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
Absolutely 100% fake. The reverse type didn't exist until 1901. Note the extra fold in the right ribbon end. Leaf veins also ID the 1901-1916 reverse.
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Moderator
United States
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Some serious bad casting on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
Looks like you got your answer, fake it is.
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Valued Member
Canada
196 Posts |
Thanks I appreciate the advice I've never really looked into those before or know much about them. But I'm starting to collect other coins so they might be interesting to look into as well. Thanks again
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4233 Posts |
Barber coins are fun to look into. http://www.barbercoins.org/ is a good resource, and the David Lawrence books are online there at http://www.barbercoins.org/Links.shtmlThe good thing about familiarizing yourself with the series is that you will instantly recognize counterfeits when they have the wrong obverse or reverse type for the year (as I did above). 1895-O dime is the most common Barber fake I've seen, and they almost always have the wrong obverse or reverse.
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