Any reason to believe this raw 2c piece isn't genuine?

I seldom buy raw coins but for a low price they are kind nice to have for the grandkids to actually hold in their hands. bought this one from Europe recently, haven't received it yet. It seems to have nice detail and I don't have any expectations of the surfaces being original or any of that.

Any reason to believe it might be a fake? Does anyone make good fakes of this reasonably common coin? If genuine, the die problem on rim is actually interesting!


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No reason that I can see.

the coin looks real

 

Larger resolution pics (looks like it would get a "damage" grade if it were certified - which is of no concern to me):

 

Nice coin for the Grand kids .
That's for sure ....

 

Is there any reason you're questioning it, or was this just an out of curiosity type of thing?

 

I don't know much about copper and even less about this issue. It was a pretty low price compared to others and coming from Italy. So ...... curious, wondering. Seems like it'll be ok for my purposes if it arrives safe and sound. Thanks much

 

And thank you for clarifying.

That said, I have to agree with Mike in that nothing I see suggests any reason to question authenticity. Hopefully all will work out for you as planned.

 

Those are some fantastically well made photos. Well done.

 

Nice coin

 

Interesting that this came from Italy. But there are plenty of 150 year old European coins all over America too. Even with the damage it's in better shape than my 2 cent pieces.

 

I can't take credit for that. Those are the seller's pics. Yeah, they are really good. Hopefully they send the coin in the pictures! Stellar feedback on Ebay. So ......

 

You'll have to watch for the bait and switch.

 

I don't think the 2 cent pieces are usually counterfeited. And what damage are you seeing beyond the rim bump?

 

I think the rim ding on the reverse at about 12:30 is the only problem. I disagree that it would details grade; that coin would straight grade.

 

You MIGHT be able to make a living doing 1872's.

 

Besides the rim dent between 12 and 1 o'clock on the reverse, there appears to be a spot of verdigre inside the wheat stalk across from the M. If it's a gummy substance that should acetone out.

 

The lines in the shield appear to have been smashed a bit - actually quite a bit, but you have to look close. The resolution is sufficient to load it into another tab and zoom in. The seller does indeed take great pictures.

 

The lines in the shield appear to have some wear. I see a couple of incredibly minor marks from circulation. Absolutely nothing unusual there.

 

Only problem you could run into is if the dealer used a stock photo to show type then sent you a lower grade coin. Not to say he will but it does happen.

 

^^^^ See post #12.