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<p>[QUOTE="JoIke, post: 7788888, member: 112092"]I'm <u>almost</u> positive this 1776 coin is a repro, but I don't want to just toss it to the side just yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>I stopped in a local Coin Shop to see if they send coins off to be slabbed. The owner (I assume) said <i>"no, we don't, why? what do you have?"</i> I proceed to show him and almost immediately, he says: <i>"I'm pretty sure this is a fake"</i>. Ok, I ask....can you please tell me why you think it's a fake? His reply: <i>"because the real ones have a plow on them and they're made of copper, not pewter"</i>. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look, I'm no coin enthusiast whatsoever, but even with the very limit knowledge I posses, I know his reply is incorrect. I kindly thank him for his time and leave.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm just amazed how these coins are just brushed off as being fakes so quickly. I'm sure it's because of the level of reproductions that are out in the world,.....yes I get it! But what <b>IF</b> the piece was/is genuine, it would have been just tossed to the side as a common replica due to this owner's lack of knowledge regarding such pieces...no?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JoIke, post: 7788888, member: 112092"]I'm [U]almost[/U] positive this 1776 coin is a repro, but I don't want to just toss it to the side just yet. I stopped in a local Coin Shop to see if they send coins off to be slabbed. The owner (I assume) said [I]"no, we don't, why? what do you have?"[/I] I proceed to show him and almost immediately, he says: [I]"I'm pretty sure this is a fake"[/I]. Ok, I ask....can you please tell me why you think it's a fake? His reply: [I]"because the real ones have a plow on them and they're made of copper, not pewter"[/I]. Look, I'm no coin enthusiast whatsoever, but even with the very limit knowledge I posses, I know his reply is incorrect. I kindly thank him for his time and leave. I'm just amazed how these coins are just brushed off as being fakes so quickly. I'm sure it's because of the level of reproductions that are out in the world,.....yes I get it! But what [B]IF[/B] the piece was/is genuine, it would have been just tossed to the side as a common replica due to this owner's lack of knowledge regarding such pieces...no?[/QUOTE]
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