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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tall Paul, post: 26743124, member: 114635&quot;]Are you sure it&#039;s a counterfeit. There were 12 different FE patterns minted in 1855, a number of which were minted in white metal. You would need to test your coin on an XRF machine to determine exact elemental composition, which is extremely important since some of them are R-8. There were four FE patterns made in 1854.</p><p>Also, the 1856 FE cent that everyone covets is actually a pattern. 1857 was the first regular issue of the FE cent.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may have gotten lucky like no-regrts did with his 1943 mint error.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>United States Pattern Coins by J Hewitt Judd MD, 10th Edition.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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