Definitely a souvenir type replica. The grainy mushy surfaces are a dead giveaway, and a genuine coin of this type would be paper thin.
The difficulty in grading Colonials definitely extends to the grading services, they are very inconsistent with them. Most colonial collectors...
I too just see a well circulated quarter with lots of bumps and scratches.
Colonial/pre Federal coins are tough to put a number on. Strike, planchet quality, die condition etc. are just all over the place. Worn dies,...
Normal cent that has been counter stamped. Lincoln cents are a very popular host for counter stamps.
Just a regular nickel minted at the Philadelphia mint. Philadelphia did not use mint marks until a few years later.
2017 is the only year the Philadelphia mint used a mintmark on cents. If you have one of a different year, you can post pictures to see what is...
The pictures are not the best, but I don't see anything out of the ordinary just heavily circulated coins. Maybe you can point out what you are...
Welcome to the forum. As stated several times in this thread, some sort of privately made medal most likely for the Bicentennial.
Would have to be very high grade to be worth more than one cent. I believe the copper small date is the rare one. If it was struck on a dime...
Nothing more to know, as fully explained in this thread your coin is a fake coin, marked with an R for replica.
Yup you're right, on the newer photos it shows up better, small die chip at the end of the wheat ear. Thanks.
Great attitude! Collecting should be about learning and enjoyment, too many only focus on the dollar value. Thank you!
Looks like old damage smoothed out with wear. Maybe a small lamination?
More questions than answers, what is the weight? Can you post a picture of the obverse? How was the composition tested? With more info someone...
I used to take my sons to Chuck E. Cheese when they were younger, I would go through the tokens to see how many different dates I could find....
All fake. Like when Rick calls his buddy Dana to stop by and authenticate a piece of early American paper. Dana Linett drops everything and...
none of the NJ's in this thread are camel heads. The camel heads are 56-n, 57-n and 58-n.
It is worth less in the second picture than it was in the first. That poor thing has suffered some damage between the first and second pictures.
Somebody had an S stamp and too much time on their hands. No possible way it could have come from the mint like that.
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