Environmental damage, looks like it has spent some time in or on the ground.
1945 for me too.
I agree that the reverse does not look like an 1877. If you really feel it is, having it authenticated is the best bet.
It is damaged. I know it can be done by heating the coin, may be other ways to do it as well.
It is an 18-U, and a beauty!
I agree with the environmental damage. I have found nickel similarly affected, and others nearby that were not. Soil can vary greatly in a small...
Sure looks real, darn nice one too!
The 1776 coin is definitely a fake, not sure on the other, don't know much about Spanish coins
If it was struck on a nickel planchet with cent dies in a nickel collar it would be the size of a nickel.
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.
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