Sounds like a counterstamp. Lincoln cents have long been a favorite to be stamped with various images. There have been likeness of JFK, Lincoln...
Yup, 10 cents if someone will accept it in that condition. It is just beat up!
What you circled is the ribbon end. Compare it to a better condition coin.
Thank you for coming back with the results. You are not the first to be fooled by this!
Yup, that's glue alright.
Looks genuine but polished to me.
It looks like a contemporary counterfeit to me. Details don't look like a genuine coin. Counterfeits were actually more common in circulation at...
A good metal detector with target ID would tell if it was a cent or dollar in the box. Good possibility they have already been checked in this way.
Has the cent been re-plated? That may have added the extra weight.
Actually minted in England, nice coin!
It is a 23-P.
No, the p reverse, uncapitalized, is the PLURIBS variety.
I can look closer when I get the chance, but it looks like a 1786 23-P.
Unfortunately, it is a fake. No question about it.
Definitely not a real coin, it says copy on the reverse.
Clawing? Not sure what you mean.
Not the best pictures but my gut reaction is that it is real. Most of the copies are copper plated base metal and that kind of wear would expose...
If you can post more pictures of both sides and the edge it would help. You could also weigh it, that alone may answer the question. How did you...
Marked copy and there is also an R for replica to the left of the date. At least they were making sure it was properly marked!
I wouldn't think any higher than G, and more likely AG. That coin has a LOT if wear.
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