Hello, I'm in columbus Ohio and wonder if anyone can recomend a reputable dealer here? I read the previous post re: a constellatio nova, mine is a bit different. one side has the 13 stars surrounding the eye and the words constellatio*nova,there is a circle of dots at the edge, on the other side- dot libertas dot justitia dot 1783 inside a wreath is U.S. 1000 There is also a circle of dots on the edge. It is silver. Thanks for any thoughts anyone might have.
I suggest you go to your local library and look at a copy of the Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book. There are a couple of pages of illustrations of constellatio novas, both circulation and pattern issues, and you may be able to find yours there. The book is inexpensive, and one of the first ones any collector should have, so you might want to just visit a book store, coin store, or hobby shop, and pick up your own copy. Good hunting!
The "coin" that you have is likely an electrotype fake. In any case it is not genuine, even if I have mis-guessed its production method. The genuine coin is a pattern that is unique (there is only one real one). It last sold at auction in 1979 for $190,000.
hello i to have this same coin how can i tell if it is real or a copy, sounds like silver passes magnet test, the weight of the goin is6.271 grams, around the edge there looks like it may have been stamped as there places that have about a 50/50 seam line,
thanks becky,maby i should not have said seam line but rather slight offset? what should it look like?also i read that there has only been one real one ever found?
dsaunders - It kinda depends on what you are calling the edge. The edge on this coin should be smooth like a nickel or a cent. But if you mean the rim - the raised area around the outer edge of both sides of the coin - that's another matter entirely.
