Continental Curency

Came upon this at some street bazaar, foreign vendor, seemed to have no idea about the value of coins as they were rather randomly stored either loose (like this) or in a paper viewing case or maybe it was the ruse. I understand the probability is higher than not that its a replica or fake, but would like some opinions before I decide on an action.

Knowns:
- "Curency", not "currency"
- 16.8 grams
- Rather lustrous (which means it could be fake?)
- Non magnetic
- Slightly bent it seems
- Slightly scratched it seems
- Distinct indentation on the front (1776 side) between N & T and also on the inner most line
- Some permanent mark in the inner compass
- No replica signs anywhere that I can identify
- Letters are worn down in places where they can barely be read, even on an angle
- Picture looks more grainy than in person
- Backside N is small, not large
- Edge is pretty flat all around, only one spot around the entire edge has a little raised line that goes only a short distance
- No visibly signs of copy or replica that I can see

 

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Looks like a fake to me.

 

I'm not sure where you're from, but let's just say that foreign street vendor should have been enough to seriously question the (in this case nil) possibility of authenticity. Hopefully this was an inexpensive lesson.

 

It was two dollars, it wasn't bought overseas, I bought in US - he just seemed to be of foreign descent.

 

Unfortunately, it is a fake. No question about it.

 

This should have been suggestive, but for a whopping $2, why not... the conversation is worth that alone.

I was speaking from an American standpoint. While not intended as any sort of slight, the fact is that apparent "foreigners" who just happen to be selling coins they claim to know little about is an old "trick" that has, unfortunately, hooked many over the years.

 

Dang...you guys are going to tell me mine is fake too?

 

Oh, it's real.... but only on the second Tuesday of each week, unfortunately.

 

This is one of those issues where the fakes outnumber the genuine examples by at least a thousand to 1, probably ten thousand to 1.

 

Can anyone tell me if this is real or not? Thank you

 

Unfortunately, no. It's not.

 

Cast copy. Good looking but not real

 

In case you're wondering why we can say with certainty that it is fake, in the pic of the edge, you can see the seam, which is a dead giveaway.

 

Good point. I never looked that far I just could tell by the fact that it was cast not struck. But you pointed out an obvious answer