Hi. I came across this 1776 Continental Curency coin in pewter (I think) and I was wondering if it is real. There are no "fake" or "R" stampings on it. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
As most people most often do not "come across" coins worth $10,000, one would tend to go to the "not" side. Forgetting that, what (if anything) leads you to consider that it's real?
Welcome aboard,azaffiro.It is definitely a dud,as the style of the lettering & the colour of the item gives it away. A real U.S. Continental $1 is worth mega-dollars - a real fortune! Aidan.
to CoinTalk azaffiro. You don't mention where you "came across" the piece, so there is always a chance that it is genuine - especially if you came across it at a high-end antique auction. Unfortunately there are only three realistic possibilities: It was made prior to November 29, 1973, the date of the Hobby Protection Act requiring such markings. It was made outside the US, and imported in violation of the Hobby Protection Act. It was made in the US in violation of the Hobby Protection Act
I am by no means a coin expert, but am learning. In my business I "come across" lots of valuable things. I just bought a pawn shop where we deal with a lot of coins. This was included in a bag of American Eagles and Morgans. Thanks for the info.
Based on the pictures I think there is a chance this is an authentic coin, the color and look of it seem real to me.
On second thought I agree with you, it does scream casting. So nix my earlier post. It had the potential appearance of corroded silver to me though, and a very slim chance of it.
I've a similar coin that I just posted pictures of here: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=211055#post211055
