1787 ? Vermont Colonial Copper Bust Right - Authenticity Question

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Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 05/14/2024 5:05 pm This came with a recent purchase, I know very little about these colonial era coins. Was wondering if this would possibly be genuine. Both the obverse & reverse have weak centers. The letters look to be quite a bit sharper. I don't have my calipers handy but weight is 7.35 grams. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 05/14/2024 5:47 pm 1787 (INDE/ETLIB) Looks like a Vermont Bust Right to me. Has a rather large planchet flaw on the reverse, which is struck off center, and another large planchet flaw on the obverse. The strike weakness is common to the type and series. The planchets used were really, really poor quality even before being struck; and quite a few coins were overstruck on other coins' planchets (colonials and halfpennies) It can be difficult to tell fakes here due to how rough many of the surviving coins are. Your best bet is going to be to attempt to match it to one of the known die marriages. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 05/14/2024 6:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/14/2024 7:36 pm I couldn't say it better. Report this Post to the Staff
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