a co-worker brought in a coin to show me. it belonged to a great grandfather and has been in the family for 50+ years that can be accounted for. anyone ever seen one of these. i don't have my scale here so i am unable to weigh it. thoughts?
It is a cast replica, they have been selling these for years in historic site and museum souvenir shops.
Extremely easy to say its a cast replica. 10 million of these exist for maybe 50 real ones. one of the most faked coins in US history. Proof is edge seam clearly visible, so poor of casting that states names do not appear, general overall mushiness that is not related to corrosion or wear. You can find 50 similar posts on CT over the years. Very common question from people.
Another fake 1776 coin. This is probably the most faked coin in the history of the US coinage program. I know you're fairly new to all of this @HookFynn but I still had to laugh when I saw it. This coin has been faked for longer than it's been in his family.
Here is another one from Down Under... this one came in a mixed coin action lot so I wasn't actively after this coin. From my research it is probably a fake. The IPM website suggests that this coin was made in a number of metals: brass, pewter, and silver with a diameter of 38mm and weighing around 15-19g. I assume that is for either the pewter or silver versions. My coin looks like it is made of brass, has a diameter of 38mm and weighs 24.0g. The numeral six appears to have been a struggle for the die maker.
While definitely a replica, it is at least not the usual pot metal souvenir type! Pretty neat replica, that doesn't really copy any genuine variety. Hopefully someone knows a little more about it.
I remember that not too long ago someone found one in a dealer's junk box (I think in England) that turned out to be the real McCoy.
Hi Manny9655 Yes that does happen occasionally. I will keep it in my “everything else” coin box. Don’t think it would be worthwhile or easy to get a professionally opinion
