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Is this a real 1776 continental coin?

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MarkFeld

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Welcome to the forum.

 

The coin is a copy and has no numismatic value. There are probably (literally) thousands of copies for every genuine one.

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WoodenJefferson

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There are sloppy copies, mediocre copies and of course well made copies. Yours is a mediocre variety, a nice keepsake of an era gone by.

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Sky04

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Thank you all! I kinda figured it was. You guys really have eyes for these! Just curious how can you tell? They all look SO identical lol

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bsshog40

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It is amazing how many fake ones there are out there. My wifes grandpa has had one since 1964. I posted it here a couple years back and found out it was a fake also. 

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thebeav

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On 5/19/2017 at 0:56 PM, Sky04 said:

Just curious how can you tell? They all look SO identical lol

Those are the names of the colonies in the chain links. Your coin is a mushy cast copy so those names can't be read. As an example.....

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