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New Member
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Found this beauty at a memorabilia auction being sold as a token. Weighs 3.1 though and looks great. Strike through on the E of ONE. 45 degree Rotated reverse. Sending to PCGS me thinks. Sorry in advance for the pictures, I never get good ones but I keep trying.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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This coin appears to be a replica.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Not genuine. Easiest way to tell - it has the "Bold N" reverse, which was not used until 1870.
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin does have an odd look about it, like a cameo effect of wear. I don't see anything that says replica. The rotation is not listed on the rotateddies.50webs.com page, but there are a lot not listed there yet. Strong N does suggest a fake coin, and Rick Snow's book states that 1867 has a bunch of deceiving fakes out there.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
10/28/2023 4:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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This is as fake as it gets.
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
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New Member
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win some lose some, got a coin show in town next week so I will have it and a couple other questionable coins checks at the ANACS booth.
Thanks
Edited by kwork
10/28/2023 6:03 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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A genuine 1867 with a Bold N reverse simply does not exist.  |
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Quote:
Found this beauty at a memorabilia auction being sold as a token. Which you should take at face value, except it's not technically a token, it's a fake. Quote:
Strike through on the E of ONE. It's just the crappy counterfeit die. |
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Pillar of the Community
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I lost more than my fair share when I started. You learn and then come back and win! While this coin is definitely a fake, make it a learning experience. Not money wasted if you learn from it. I would highly suggest buying a guide like Rick Snows if you are going to collect Indian Head cents. That book as saved me more than once from a bad purchase! |
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I paid token price for it so not a big deal.
Thanks for all the great advice.
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Pillar of the Community
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There's nothing to check at the Anacs booth.
This is a fake.
Education is the key to collector success!
You realize when you know how to think, it empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Edited by NumismaticsFTW
10/29/2023 1:07 pm
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New Member
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If it is a counterfeit and not a novelty ANACS will turn it over to the Secret Service as I understand the info on their site.
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Pillar of the Community
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Get somebody with punches and stamp COPY on it in the right font size and it's perfectly legal. Not sure why you'd want ANACS to look at it though.
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Pillar of the Community
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kwork - if you let ANACS check this out, they'll confiscate it. That's actually not a bad thing - turn over the original auction house to the secret service. Maybe they'll stop importing illegal Chinese counterfeits.
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Posted 10/28/2023 4:45 pm
