Oh My Gosh! - Crazy story (((((((:

HEY CT!!!

What a craaaaaaazy day so far today! I won't get in to what happened at work, BUT WHAT I WILL GET INTO!!!! -

So I've been waiting for a couple days for my new coin folders to arrive as I have old, passed down, raggity folders and I want to keep my collection a little neater. Today, the 22nd, my package came and I started to make the switch from old folders to new. As I'm finishing up the Lincoln Cent Collection I've put together...

I see a dark hole where a coin should be kept...much like the rest of the folder because that particular folder had already been switched from old to new. This old folder didn't have all the holes filled, as a matter of fact it had quite a few gaps. That dark hole I was talking about a lil earlier looked a little different from the other dark holes...upon further inspection, there was a coin in said hole. This coin had been burnt or something because it blends in so well with the other holes and we all missed it going through the folders.

Check out what I just stumbled across, that I've had in my possesion for quite a while now!! WIIIIIINNN


I'll be attending the Chicago Worlds Fair of Money in August, maybe I'll get it checked out. What do yall think it's worth? Under the blackness I see lots of spunk..could be a quick clean and bam, AU ;p

 

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wow ... what a cool find!!!

 

Great find. Unfortunately, cleaning (like always) isn't going to gain you anything here. It appears to be corroded. It might be a good candidate for NCS conservation. They might be able to bring some life back to it and slab it. Sent in as is, it would get a details grade and probably an environmental damage label.

On second thought..... it might be a fake. Look how large the obverse lettering is on the right compared to the left. It looks like a weird color underneath too. This might have been a replica filler. It's pitted like a chinese replica.

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

Thank you all for the almost-immediate responses! =D

I feel you are all correct, as it looks pretty banged up myself. It is indeed a veeeeerrrryyy cool find! The blood gets pumping when you get into a position like that..

"Is that a coin??" "OMG It is a coin" "Wow where did that come from!?"

 

I've edited my original post. Please approach this coin with cautious optimism.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Replica-Indian-...19?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item415b0cbefb

Notice how the details in the headband are dull on this copy. You can also see some pitting. These fakes are sometimes made of weird stuff that makes them tone fast and unnaturally.

BTW, the ones they send over here don't have any copy or replica stamps on them.

 

you know what. i thought this initally and i bet thats whatsup

 

I would LOVE IT if I got some other feedback reassuring me that it's legit, haha. Got all super excited then kind of left to dry in the wind when I started thinking about chinese copies.

Well I guess I can tell myself that even if it is a copy it's still a neat part to my collection, got a cool story to tell future generations [:

 

Notice how the OP coin and the replica are not made from the same obv hub.

The detail on the headband is dull and you can see pitting is because the OP coin is corroded.

 

ty!

I will MOST DEFINATLY post what I find out, WHEN I find out...it may be a little while.

 

So you're assuming there's only one die in all of China capable of making an 1872 IHC? I just posted one example. It's inconclusive at best. That's why I suggested they approach this with cautious optimism. The lettering looks fine to you? Do you think corrosion could enlarge the lettering this much? I suppose it's possible.

Would be interesting to know the diameter and weight at least.

 

A. The final picture, the one that makes it look like the words on the Right are larger than the words on the Left, is just the picture. You can tell in the 1st photo they aren't like that. - The only thing that makes it look odd is that the date is smaller than the other dates on my IHC's. But they are closer to 1900 and over.

B. The coin weighs 3g on a scale that doesnt go down further than that :/ AND currently without a ruler, so unprofessional. edit - the diameter is 19mm

 

the dates on the 1872 and 1873 were smaller compared to the rest of the series. i'm not sure why they did that.

 

very good to know. I'm all.."wt*?":desk:

 

EDIT: The diameter is right on - 19.

 

I think the last picture is the angle it was take from. I can't put a grade on it from the pictures - but it is a cool find.

 

It,s always cool to find a surprise!!

 

exactly

neat find because it wasnt my coin to begin with!

 

Hm...I think its real but dont listen to me...

 

NICE FIND! ...assuming its real.

NCS would reject that coin for conservation. It's too far gone. This would have to be a home conservation project.