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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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Hello, Uncommon to find these in Rome. Obviously, this one has been beaten and cleaned or cleaned and then beaten... Is it a tall date?   Edited by Roma2021
01/29/2024 09:06 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Looks more like a fake date to me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 Dunno, but you sure find the darndest things over there! Edited by Coinfrog
01/29/2024 08:56 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Italy
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@zurie, I also kinda thought so which is why I bought it. I got it cheap so I figure it's worth further investigation...but why's anyone faking a common date worn large cent?
Edited by Roma2021
01/29/2024 09:02 am
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 United States
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Could it be just circulation flattening? John1  |
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United States
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Is the weight correct @roma?
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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@spence,yes. it's just shy of 28mm and 10.33 g.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A bit of online research suggests that this is not the Tall Date.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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@coinfrog, I wasn't sure because of the flattening; small date seems much smaller - even considering the flattening and large date seems large, but less flat haha
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The giveaway is the 6, which sits lower than the other numbers in the date logo.. Definitely the Small Date.
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Pillar of the Community
Italy
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Thanks @coinfrog
Oddly, the ONLY other large cent I've found in Italy was an 1846 small date.
Edited by Roma2021
01/30/2024 10:41 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hard pass
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