Real or Fake? 0

[Sammie_Greene]

1776 Continental Curency coin. 
 

 

[JKK]

Fake or replica.

[Greenstang]

Welcome to the Forum

Agree, definitely a fake.

[Sammie_Greene]

Thank you! Can you tell me what makes it a fake? Appreciate it!

[Greenstang]

Here is a picture of a genuine 1776 Continental. Compare your coin to this and you will notice the differences.

[James_OldeTowne]

It's a replica and one that seems to be pretty frequently encountered.

[Moxie15]

On 9/17/2020 at 8:20 PM, Sammie_Greene said:

1776 Continental Curency coin. 
 

 

these were sold at Strawberry Banke, Sturbridge Village, Museums, and most Fourth of July, Old Home Days, and Bicentennial celebrations in New England throughout the mid 1970's. I would not be surprised if they can still be bought in bulk. 

Compare your coin to the picture of the genuine coin above. The circles on yours are less true, your details are not as sharp and the surface on yours is rough and rather sloppy. Typical of the replicas sold at the time.

[Daniel Frishberg]

Looks fake. Color is off (to shiny), strike looks weak, plus the chance of it is in like 1 in 100's of millions. Fake.