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Some may be fifty years old or so, but even at that I would say they are fantasy pieces. I remember seeing these same tokens being sold in the...
Yes, period counterfeit, hard to say on value. There are people who avidly collect them and some rarer ones go for better money, but most aren't...
Looks like it may be a counterfeit, but it is definitely not a Machins. 1775 seems to be the most common year for counterfeit British halfpence.
One diagnostic is supposed to be the cross on the shield on the reverse, on a Machins the cross is solid, on a British counterfeit they are...
Nope, not a Machins. It may be a counterfeit, but not a Machins.
Honestly, I have collected colonials for over forty years and I don't grade them. There is so much variation in planchet quality, color, strike,...
You say "they saw those coins lying around on my desk". I know there were times when my sons weren't properly taking care of some of their...
I have a S2 chain cent that NGC graded Fair 2 details with graffiti. The graffiti is just a couple of light obverse cuts, not too bad. I am...
One giveaway is the crude lettering. Compare the shape of the head and reverse figure to a genuine one and you will see the difference....
It is not a Machins mills, but it is a contemporary counterfeit. I can't help with value, but there are avid collectors of circulating...
NE shilling, Willow tree shilling, and a Higley copper. I won't even be fussy on the variety of the Higley!
Your coin is well worn and worth around the $30 range, as a connection to your father I would consider it priceless though. I have a low grade...
I wish I could help you out more. There are only three or four genuine pieces known, and many many fakes. I hope yours is another real one, but...
If genuine it is a very rare pattern coin, however there are a great number of replicas out there.
An obverse picture is necessary to estimate value. Judging by the bulge in the center, there may be damage on the obverse? Seven dollars is fair...
I've been collecting colonials for years and could't tell you the grade on any of mine. I just don't grade them, I look at surfaces color and...
Sorry, I'll clarify! Some may consider the earliest US issues to have been minted in 1792, if you disregard the Fugios, but there were many...
Earlier American, 1640 - 1793.
9.5 inches is the diameter of the coil. Larger coils will go deeper, but are not so good in trashy areas because you may have several targets...
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