Does this look real?

idiotbuster · Apr 21, 2009

I'm looking to buy this very rare 1792 Us penny and am just not sure if it is real or not. Maby you guys can help?

Mainedigger · Apr 21, 2009

Well if it isa real Birch Cent and depending on whether there is edge lettering it is either one of only 2 or 8 known and worth thousands. My first instinct would say its counterfeit due to the rariry of them, but then again..ya never know...have a reputable coin dealer look at it or a grading company before you dish out any money for it. How much they asking for it??

Coinkid · Apr 21, 2009

If it's not being sold by a reputable dealer, RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN!!!

That is all.

-Paul

allen · Apr 22, 2009

ask a reputable coin dealer what he thinks..have him weigh it,
measure it and he might be able to tell if its real or counterfeit...

idiotbuster · Apr 22, 2009

Mainedigger said:
Well if it isa real Birch Cent and depending on whether there is edge lettering it is either one of only 2 or 8 known and worth thousands. My first instinct would say its counterfeit due to the rariry of them, but then again..ya never know...have a reputable coin dealer look at it or a grading company before you dish out any money for it. How much they asking for it??

Right now it is 108 dollars and well it's on ebay. Alot of people are bidding on it the person has a 100% Feedback and almost 2500 auctions. Well From what i know about the coin there is a unknown amount minted and unknown amount today. I searched the coin on google and i saw some auction sites and a few months ago in NYC one sold for $800,000+ so it would be a steal at this price. But i am still unsure if i would buy it because it may never come around again. If i buy it and find that its fake then i could just put it back up and try to sell it for mor than i payed.

tinkb · Apr 22, 2009

I would ask the seller to guarantee it or give your money back is its a fake. Most reputable seller will give X amount of days to return any coin in question.

stefen · Apr 28, 2009

Buster,

Anybody would be an idiot to buy a rare coin of this caliber from an Ebay seller.

idiotbuster · Apr 30, 2009

stefen said:
Buster,

Anybody would be an idiot to buy a rare coin of this caliber from an Ebay seller.

i e-maild the seller and he had several experts look at it and they thought it was a reproduction from around 1800 a very well done reproduction so he just put it up and wanted to see how much it would go for and it did sell for much more than i would pay for a fake coin. It sold for 466 us dollars.

Mackaydon · May 1, 2009

Amazing price; and all the punch marks on both sides have the exact same diameter. You'd think.......oh, well.

Felinepeachy · May 1, 2009

It looks fake to me. The pitting in the coin reminds me too much of something poured into a mold that had air bubbles.

idiotbuster · May 4, 2009

Crosby said:
idiotbuster said:

If i buy it and find that its fake then i could just put it back up and try to sell it for mor than i payed.

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Would you disclose that it is a fake?

I did e-mail him and he took it to several coin experts and most of them agreed that it was a replica from around 1800 even a replica from that time is known to sell for 400-1000 us dollars

Mackaydon · May 4, 2009

I wonder how these 'experts' could determine this one replica was made in 1800 versus 2000?

stefen · May 4, 2009

Mackaydon said:
I wonder how these 'experts' could determine this one replica was made in 1800 versus 2000?

As a WAG (Wild A$$ed Guess), if only a handfull are known to exist in museum or private collections, and one came available, from a suspected source, and on Ebay of all places, I would tend to lean on the side of caution. :icon_scratch:

They only have a picture to examine...

Imagine if they all agreed that this was the real thing and find out later that the buyer was burned by their recommendation...so goes a career (and maybe life savings)