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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 750834, member: 13016&quot;]I focus on U.S. mint issues 1793 to present, so colonial and post-colonial copper are not my forte. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A colleague brought me a 1788 Massachusetts one cent coin......or did she?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I can&#039;t post pics because I&#039;m at work now, and I don&#039;t know if she will allow me to take the coin home to photograph. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>One of the first things I noticed was a very tiny &quot;R&quot; counterstamp on the date side of the coin. I googled it and found a couple of other people asking questions about this counterstamp. This makes me suspicious that it&#039;s a counterfeit (possibly a &quot;R&quot;eplica???) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Has anyone else seen this coin with this counterstamp?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am suspicious that this coin is a counterfeit for other reasons, but for now, I&#039;d just like to know about the counterstamp. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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