is this 1788 Massachusetts cent U.S. colonial coin real?

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  1. pagan311

    pagan311 New Member

    is this 1788 Massachusetts cent U.S. colonial coin real? Thanks
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    pagan311, Oct 13, 2011
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  3. Collector1966

    Collector1966 Senior Member

    I'm guessing it's not real because the lettering doesn't look right (among other things). All the genuine examples I've seen have thicker letters, with serifs.
     
    Collector1966, Oct 14, 2011
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  4. iGradeMS70

    iGradeMS70 AKA BustHalfBrian

    I'm voting cast (fake). Lots of missing serifs; on bottoms of letter C in "COMMON", M in "COMMON", both T's in "MASSACHUSETTS", digit '7' in date, and the list continues. Every detail is very mushy on both the obv. and rev., and to top-it-off the eagle's tail feathers are far from accurate. Sorry... I don't believe your coin is genuine. :(

    -Brian
     
    iGradeMS70, Oct 14, 2011
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  5. BRandM

    BRandM Counterstamp Collector

    I agree, not genuine pagan. It's not even a good reproduction of a real piece. Sorry!

    Bruce
     
    BRandM, Oct 14, 2011
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  6. CheetahCats

    CheetahCats Colonial & Early American

    No. It is definitely not real. It is a commonly encountered replica.
     
    CheetahCats, Oct 14, 2011
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