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

 

[dwayne sueno]

sweet piece there. makes you wonder if anyone is counterfeiting dollar bills today...