Counterfeit DB LC, 1759 Swedish I Or, Indian, and more

Stan Milgram

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Had a good day out. A friend and I hit a field that has been producing. I found this 1759 Swedish 1 Ore, the Indian, and what I think is a counterfeit DB Large Cent (it rings in low -- pull tab range). My friend found this beautiful 1802 DB Large Cent.

I know that Don in SJ posted a thread years ago about collecting information about Swedish colonials and I added to that thread. I hope he sees it, or this, as I can't PM him for some reason.
 

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Stan Milgram

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toasted

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Your friends drape bust is probably the best I've seen on here
 

CASPER-2

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With a reading like that it sounds like a counterfeit but the pic looks like a normal toasted copper. Strange. Excellent finds.
 

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Great looking coppers and then there's the toasted one, strange how that work.
 

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STAN YOUR THE MAN WITH THEM FINDS . DANG NICE ONES TOO ....
 

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cool finds!
 

terpfan

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Yup, the color and corrosion of that LC do look odd. I'd take a counterfeit over a crusty LC any day, though. I'm still awaiting my first. Congrats on all of the great recoveries.
 

Steve in PA

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Nice finds. That field looks like it is pretty kind to coppers based on the Swedish coin, your friends DB, and the Indian. But your DB suffered a lot of ground action compared to the other coppers. That plus the low reading would certainly bring into question it's authenticity.
 

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