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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BostonCoins, post: 1485320, member: 34720&quot;]I think it&#039;s counterfeit as well. After looking closely at it, and comparing it to a genuine coin, here are some more obvious differences I could see:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Font of 1796. On your coin, the date appears to be short and stubby. On a genuine coin, the date is long and slender. </p><p><br /></p><p>2. Font of Liberty. Again, on your coin, the letters appear to be short and stubby, where on a real coin, the lettering is much more slender. The font type even appears to be completely different.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The stars. They just don&#039;t seem &#039;right&#039;. Looking at the overall shape of the stars, yours appear to be much thicker and less detailed than an original one. I&#039;m willing to consider &#039;wear&#039;, however, considering how very little wear there is on your coin, I can&#039;t imagine the things being THAT worn down to make them seem so out of shape.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Liberty&#039;s chin/neck. On your coin, liberty&#039;s neck is nice and slender. On a real one, Mrs. liberty has more of a double chin... more meat you might say. </p><p><br /></p><p>5. The Bottom Right most Star should be touching liberty&#039;s chest... on your coin, there is a sizable gap. That seems out of place.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m willing to consider different die&#039;s and such to explain SOME of the varieties seen between yours and a genuine coin, however, looking at some of the more obvious features such as the Lettering in liberty.... the date.... the font just doesn&#039;t seem right at all. </p><p><br /></p><p>I really believe your coin is a counterfeit made to look old. Have you ever done a magnet check on it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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