Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2411309, member: 24314&quot;]Actually not a Fugio Cent...<span style="color: #b30000">EDIT: </span>The design for the cent was copied from these coins which were struck long before the Fugio&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check the edge.&nbsp; I&#039;ll bet there is a raised line all around the coin in the center of the edge.&nbsp; Also look for &quot;Copy&quot; on edge or a &quot;T&quot; or &quot;R&quot; punched into the field.&nbsp; Or...look for flaking silver color plating (think I see it near edge).</p><p><br /></p><p>DON&#039;T do this on a a genuine specimen but in the old days dealers/collectors would rub the edge of the coin across a sheet of white paper.&nbsp; Genuine pewter coins would leave a mark of a certain color.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in