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<p>[QUOTE="gbroke, post: 1265701, member: 22585"]This is known as a Bashlow restrike. You are correct, that if it is zinc, 50 were struck. I won one from a reputable auction house last year. I didn't know much about them at the time. Months later I found out it was a replica of the re-strike. The width on the real one, which I can't find the exact measurement right now, is about twice the width of a normal cent, maybe more, maybe less. But I am really saying is, that it very well be a replica as well. Also, why do you think it's zinc? It sure looks like brown copper to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the quick and dirty info about the Bashlow restrike:</p><p><a href="http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/bashlow.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/bashlow.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/bashlow.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gbroke, post: 1265701, member: 22585"]This is known as a Bashlow restrike. You are correct, that if it is zinc, 50 were struck. I won one from a reputable auction house last year. I didn't know much about them at the time. Months later I found out it was a replica of the re-strike. The width on the real one, which I can't find the exact measurement right now, is about twice the width of a normal cent, maybe more, maybe less. But I am really saying is, that it very well be a replica as well. Also, why do you think it's zinc? It sure looks like brown copper to me. Here is the quick and dirty info about the Bashlow restrike: [URL]http://www.rebelstatescurrency.com/bashlow.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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