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<p>[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 1540523, member: 40340"]<b>Now this a coin i know about</b></p><p><br /></p><p>very very sweet and probably the coin at the top of my "will never own wish list" 1956 FE From the closeup of the O and it's very rectangular shaping I can say it is the circulation release of the penny. Most copys i have seen use the rounder O of the proof. I'm sorry to say the chances are still very likely that it is a copy</p><p>I would like to see a good close up of the bow on the bottom wreath (this is where most were marked copy) and the top as well where the detail seems sharp</p><p>This is one coin I can say i have seen MANY copies of. I hunted one as a kid through 100s of shops and shows for one in this condition at i might be able to afford. If this is a copy it seems a very good one, but then even now you can buy a real good exact copy (about $20) and spend a few minutes with a buffer to remove the word "copy" from it. (almost all of these are of the proof type)</p><p>If you feel this is a real deal i could strongly recommend getting it slabbed, graded and certified.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mrweaseluv, post: 1540523, member: 40340"][b]Now this a coin i know about[/b] very very sweet and probably the coin at the top of my "will never own wish list" 1956 FE From the closeup of the O and it's very rectangular shaping I can say it is the circulation release of the penny. Most copys i have seen use the rounder O of the proof. I'm sorry to say the chances are still very likely that it is a copy I would like to see a good close up of the bow on the bottom wreath (this is where most were marked copy) and the top as well where the detail seems sharp This is one coin I can say i have seen MANY copies of. I hunted one as a kid through 100s of shops and shows for one in this condition at i might be able to afford. If this is a copy it seems a very good one, but then even now you can buy a real good exact copy (about $20) and spend a few minutes with a buffer to remove the word "copy" from it. (almost all of these are of the proof type) If you feel this is a real deal i could strongly recommend getting it slabbed, graded and certified.[/QUOTE]
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