Counterfeit Coronet Large Cent

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I know...that's strange. But that is what it is. I knew right away it was strange when I saw the large cent in the dirt after getting a 47 vdi reading on my Vision. My last Coronet read 85 Vdi. My last Coronet I found a month or so ago weighs in at .358 oz. This one weighs .293 oz. I weighed a bunch of Coronets from last year and they average around .345 or so. I knew also when I was cleaning it off in the field with my fingernail and it was silverish like my Counterfeit 1804 Draped Silver Dollar I found. It's definitely odd and counterfeit. You would think that by the Coronet era a counterfeit large cent would not be worth the trouble. Oh well i'm not complaining. I would love to find counterfeit American oldies more often. This is my third. I also have a Draped Bust largie that's made by hand. This was a new site that we hit and the owners were very nice. We must have talked to them for an hour or so. I gave the wife a 1864 indian head cent I found and she was thrilled. Some pewter spoon parts,a colonial button and some other relics rounded out my day.
Chris

 

[mainer]

Neat find. What do you think its made out of?

 

[Colonial Copper Zeus]

I believe it is a cast counterfeit

 

[Sniffy]

Thats awesome any way you look at it. Id rather find a counterfeit anyhow! Thats cool!

 

[Kirk PA]

1.) KKC struck coppers.
2.) We detected.
3.) We met awesome landowners.

I didn't find a copper, but it was good to get out in a PA field again. My tombac button definitely dated the site. Add that copper to your collection and chalk your day up as a success.

I am a little disappointed with you giving up filming though. You need to pull that uCorder back out and get memories on film. The coppers are there.

Kirk

 

[Kyle PA]

You are the early American counterfeit copper god, Unc! It is definitely a counterfeit largie. After you showed me in the field, I instantly knew that it was.

We must get into a new site for next weekend!

 

[Hill Billy]

Congrats on the counterfeit Chris. Take them any way they come, sniffy's right, it's a cooler find to me. Glad to see your finding the goods.

Hill

 

[Bubba65]

Nice counterfeit,they are always cool to find,Congrats!

Bubba65

 

[VERMONTPACKRAT]

I think that the countefeit is better than the real deal I have several Coronets and the odds are against me of ever finding a counterfeit. Cool find for sure


What is it cast from, pewter? VPR

 

[Brian W]

Sweet...I never found a counterfeit copper....I did find a counterfeit half....

 

[hogge]

Awesome! I have 2 cft. LC's, a cft. 1/2 dollar, and a cft. dollar, Pretty kool Kirk. Congrats..............Hogge

 

[RWJR13]

Great job.....Good hunt..

 

[Kyle PA]

Awesome! I have 2 cft. LC's, a cft. 1/2 dollar, and a cft. dollar, Pretty kool Kirk. Congrats..............Hogge

Zeus found this, not Kirk. Kirk was riding the skunk mobile yesterday.

 

[BuckleBoy]

That's a great find. Ctft. coppers are excellent finds, regardless of what time frame frame and design they bear.

Cheers,


Buck

 

[Don in SJ]

I have not found a counterfeit Large Cent yet, but my son found a Coronet type years ago, do not remember if it was lead, pewter, brass or what, usually all are casts.

Don

 

[Green1]

Sweet dude !! I have 1 of them.. And a fake K.G also...

 

[hogge]

Awesome! I have 2 cft. LC's, a cft. 1/2 dollar, and a cft. dollar, Pretty kool Kirk. Congrats..............Hogge

Whoopsie! Sorry Z

 

[Iron Patch]

I'd rather a counterfeit one. Far more interesting!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

Very nice Chris I have found a few lead counterfeits myself, they bend like butter

 

[Dman]

That is a neat find.
Congrats
Dman