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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;purple88, post: 1746588, member: 56032&quot;]<font face="Georgia">If legit, it would be a pattern proof and worth up to $55,000.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Here&#039;s a pic of a legit and beautiful 1733 Rosa Americana Pattern Twopence - <a href="http://www.stacksarchive.com/viewlot.php?auction=ST0505a&amp;lot=192" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.stacksarchive.com/viewlot.php?auction=ST0505a&amp;lot=192" rel="nofollow">http://www.stacksarchive.com/viewlot.php?auction=ST0505a&amp;lot=192</a></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">The quickest and easist way to determine if your coin is a replica, or the real deal, is to look at the direction the rose is facing.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Real coin the rose faces right. Most replicas it faces left.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Your rose does not face right.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Upon close examination there are many additional subtle differences.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Here&#039;s some good news... it appears your coin may be a &quot;Robinson&quot; copy. &quot;Robinson&quot; copies are quite collectible and depending upon the grade and metal (brass, silver etc.) may be worth $300-$1500. That&#039;s quite a bit more than the $5-$20 a replica is typically valued at. </font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Here are a few additional tests you can do yourself in order to detect if yours is a replica (most were made by casting or electrotyping). </font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font face="Georgia">Weighing the coin is a great place to start. An authentic one weighs between 17 and 18 grams.</font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Georgia">Cast copies and many electrotypes have a seam along the outer edge. Also as with casts, electrotypes generally will not &quot;ring.&quot; A ring test often is used on coins to determine whether a coin is solid and struck. When it is balanced on the tip of a finger and struck softly with a pen or pencil, a genuine coin usually will produce a high-pitched ring. Most electrotypes and cast copies will merely &quot;thud&quot; or &quot;clunk.&quot; Since these pieces are not actually struck, they have relatively little solidity. </font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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