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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JerseyJoe, post: 1009677, member: 27531&quot;]I have begun a collection of early New Jersey coinage. One of the earliest of our non-imported/recycled New Jersey coins are the New Jersey Coppers or Copper Maris. The problem is, that proper sources for these coins inflate the prices astronomically, and so I have taken to regularly scanning ebay for available coins. I have found ebay has become a rather Wild West for consumers as of late, where the phrase: &#039;caviat emptor&#039;, is more than just an old Latin expression; it should be ebay&#039;s un-official motto.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are many genuine Jersey Coppers available on ebay, but also many fakes. Some non-genuinely historic coins are clearly identified as reproductions, but others are offered as the real deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please have a look at the following coin both obverse and reverse, and tell me if this isn&#039;t an obvious fake. Could a genuine 200+ years-old coin possibly be lacking any patina and seem like newly minted copper, or could this be a genuine coin which has been &#039;cleaned&#039;?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]97760.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]97761.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have compared this coin with various samples from it&#039;s mint date, and have found none which match this particular design. Coins of this vintage are often miss-struck, so I am not particularly suspicious of that. But even the denticles seem bogus. Jersey Coppers seem a favourite of coin counterfeiters as of late, which makes finding a good deal, a treacherous undertaking. But I am never so greedy as to leap before I look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>Joe[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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