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MarkH New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 12/28/2010 12:22 am I have seen online that there are plenty of replicas being produced of the Massachusetts 1776 Liberty and Virtue coin. I found one of these coins in a box that my parents used to store things but I cannot tell if it is genuine or not. I took two photos but they are not the best quality. Maybe they are decent enough to know if the coin is real or fake before going to a coin collector. If anyone can help that would be great. Thanks! http://www.markholloway.com/photo-1.jpg http://www.markholloway.com/photo-2.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

jokingjoker Pillar of the Community United States 2150 Posts	Posted 12/28/2010 01:02 am I have the same replica and am almost %99.99 sure yours is a replica as well. If you look around the rim and see if there is any of the "copper" flaking off then you know for sure it aint legit. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/28/2010 01:13 am Your Colonial Massachusetts Copper is merely a copy of the unique original coin housed in the Smithsonian's Numismatic collection. If this was real, which I am 150% it is not, it would be worth 7-8 figures at auction. It's cool keepsake though. Even the copies are kind of hard to come by. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
BOJO3811 New Member United States 14 Posts	Posted 12/28/2010 08:45 am That coin is a replica. But its definitely a cool coin to have. I even saw this one on an episode of Pawn Stars. Guy thought it was real and wanted like a million bucks for it. haha. Thats right, I watch too much TV. Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinczar Valued Member United States 455 Posts	Posted 12/31/2010 05:46 am I'm with the others on this one. The cost would be prohibitive if it were real. Sorry for the bad news. Was that the only coin you found? Report this Post to the Staff
deepsouth11 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/29/2011 8:31 pm if you look on the side of the coin with the tree and the initials IC LM you will see the two gashes to the bottom right of the M in the initials. right where those gashes are were made there was once a stamped word reading "COPY" it is for sure a replica Report this Post to the Staff
Las_Vegas_Larry Pillar of the Community United States 817 Posts	Posted 05/30/2011 07:23 am Mark H Share any other finds we would love to see them and answer questions. Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 05/30/2011 07:49 am to CC forum Report this Post to the Staff
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