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  ***Edited by Staff to add reverse image ***
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Rest in Peace
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Certainly a fake, and not really a good fake IMHO.
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Pillar of the Community
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It has no denomination markings at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Most of the early US coins did not have listed denominations, their size is what made the denomination. And to think people today complain that they can't tell the difference between an SBA and a quarter  This one is still as fake as the 1795 though |
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Probably not even silver.
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Pillar of the Community
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lead? I don't know much about fakes, but I'd certainly stay clear of that one.
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Pillar of the Community
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it could be any material, lead, pewter, CuNi, nickel, ect.
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Pillar of the Community
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Again, no, definitely not real. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like the Easter Bunny to me.
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Pillar of the Community
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On genuine, early dollars, the denomination DOES appear - on the coin's edge. On this poor replica the edge or third surface is probably plain or reeded.
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Not even close.Where are you getting these coins?Or they just pics you are posting?
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Valued Member
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Just because it hasn't been done yet, here is an obv/rev comparison of a sample taken from Coinfacts and the coin in question. I only did a contrast enhancement to lighten the replica for clarity. Also, while doing a short lookaround search, I see some replicas on ebay that are much better than this one. Very close matches that make this on look amateurish by comparison. It is not that difficult to imagine someone with no numismatic understanding paying, for example, one hundred dollars for that coin and thinking that at that price it must be real, having no concept that the coin in question (in that condition) would be worth thousands of dollars and not even hundreds. Perhaps this side by side may help someone in the future.  Steve |
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The real one is gorgeous!
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Posted 07/06/2010 11:09 am
