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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 60688, member: 669&quot;]Welcome to the forum John.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can you post a picture?&nbsp; If not, please describe the coin more fully, particularly it&#039;s diameter and weight.</p><p><br /></p><p>The problem with trying to identify yours based solely on &quot;1797 English penny . . . maybe silver&quot; is that there was a late 18th Century silver penny (KM#614), but it would be dated either 1795 or 1800.&nbsp; None were minted in 1797 according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 18th Century 3rd Ed.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, there are two varieties of a copper 1797 penny (KM#618) and (KM#618a).&nbsp; The second version is gilt, that is, gold colored.</p><p><br /></p><p>The sizes and values are dramatically different, and pictures would also be very helpful in assigning a condition grade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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