USA Bar Cent : undated

I also did a huge mistake that I didn't know about I tried cleaning it and stop after a friend said it was bad so I didn't proceed to finishing the clean so half its half grease and only God knows what else and the bright areas are somewhat clean

 

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doesn't look right. the reverse is sort of rough and lacks the crispness of a real one, imo.
Also, the obverse has a little dent or whatever in the crook of the U, which doesn't appear to show up in authentic ones.

 

Definitely a fake, the seam around the edge is a dead giveaway, this is where the coin was cast. An original struck coin would not have this.

 

OKay glad to know also I appreciate and all of your opinions/knowledge are great help. Better to find out here than paying a professional to plaque a reproduction for more than its worth. At the end of the day i got a great pick at the estate sale the coin was in got from 1802 all the way to 145 British half pennys to Penny's on up. Plus 3 1/2 pound of silver Mexican printed foreign and non foreign silver coins. plus an assorted collection of 1950 on down made from mixed to pure copper around a pound. So for 11$ I think it was a great buy I'll definitely be going to those property item sale again

 

Great! Love to see some pictures of the other coins. Your friend is correct too, cleaning can really hurt the value of coins so it is best to leave them be except for removing contaminants that can damage the coin.

 

just a copy, but a fun find