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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 775842, member: 15199&quot;]Jesse, Welcome to the forum and no disrespect intended, but this is like someone saying they have an original Declaration of Independence dated 1777. To be a real confederate cent, it has to be dated 1861, which the ones you are talking about. Also to be a confederate cent, it has to have connections with the government of the Confederacy, which so far history has only brought forth the 1861 connection with Lovette. </p><p><br /></p><p>I recognize from your answers above that you will disagree with this, so my suggestion is to send it to PCGS to be sure. Many websites use a photo of a 1862 token ( not actual cent) as an illustration for the original cent, which according to most authorities is just wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the people you showed it to would say it is not a confederate cent restrike, as the restrikes were also dated 1861, not 1862. I suspect they are vague on the origins of the 1862 token. The 1862 dated tokens were made by the Georgia Mint ( private) for sale at various truck/tourist stops in the Civil War areas in the 1960s ( although I might be a year or couple off from that. It is not a Bashlow restrike type. <a href="http://www.confederatequarter.com/cent.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.confederatequarter.com/cent.html" rel="nofollow"></a><p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Jim</span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"><br /></span></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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