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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;der_meister77, post: 581789, member: 6402&quot;]Hey All,</p><p><br /></p><p>I just purchased this coin in an antique mall.&nbsp; It was labeled &quot;old coin&quot; and I took the bait for $5.&nbsp; Sadly the coin is heavily worn and corroded.&nbsp; There is absolutely no detail left on the reverse.&nbsp; The obverse has enough detail for me to read the lettering AUCTORI CONNEC around a left facing bust.&nbsp; The coin has a (tape measured) diameter of 28 mm and a thickness of 1 mm.</p><p><br /></p><p>How can I go about figuring out if this thing is the &quot;real-deal&quot; or a contemporary or later counterfeit?&nbsp; I have no experience with Early American coppers and seek your input.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse:</p><p><img src="http://kmq10w.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUXEsX1RXWy-RhZimDIS_LVoXIbVc3ro36J2vaoxSvK9lwPka7TlNl6JqMsVnt_NsycJ4CovjNfrL1xJNi3WkRAwiLh6aMEMF/Connecticut%20Copper%20obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:</p><p><img src="http://kmq10w.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxQ8XHt_ZZsTwQ5zmGG_kvq_YM05D-flpCfP_klDfk_oh9hIqrFxR4E9p9z0nGddh7pkwA5954-MPNNniPDvC90E3RhUAiP27/Connecticut%20Copper%20rev.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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