??? Token or Coin ID please ???

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Found this not sure what it is?

 

[wlb42]

I agree with DT123........1. Choose the right grading company. There are many choices available today. However, only PCGS, NGC, and ANACS (in that order) are widely accepted as providing accurate coin grades. 2. Visit the website of the grading company. Each professional coin grading company is a little different, some can even restore coins.........ANACS is the oldest service......but PCGS is considered #1 by most coin dealers......Good Luck

Bill

 

[mangum]

I wouldn't waste $ to send it to be graded. There were less than 20 produced so odds are its fake. Can you make out the word COPY under one cent? There are numerous posts on this same coin on treasurenet & vast resources online. Just google it & do some research in your own, you should figure it out pretty quick.

 

[wheatfinder13]

It may be a remake but at least it's a really old and cool remake!

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

I wouldn't waste $ to send it to be graded. There were less than 20 produced so odds are its fake. Can you make out the word COPY under one cent? There are numerous posts on this same coin on treasurenet & vast resources online. Just google it & do some research in your own, you should figure it out pretty quick.

I'd agree, the chances are pretty slim indeed, the rarest coins get coppied the most.

As well the link WLB42 provided shows a very good comparrison picture. Keep in mind I'm no expert on this coin, but from what I can see yours has too large of dots on the "cap", and I can't see the dot after the "A".

 

[Erik in NJ]

Very nice find...get it checked out by a coin dealer or service just to make sure--looks like it's been in the ground for a bit. Can you provide some color as to where it was found (state & type of site) and how deep? Even if it's fake I'd put it in a plastic 2x2 and display it proudly.

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Found it at an old home site, about 7 in. Down, battle of stones river is the nearest battle i know of...

 

[TheCoinKid]

Location of the find and the look of the coin (obviously been in the ground quite a while) makes authenticity somewhat plausible. I wouldn't go on a spending spree yet, but I'd certainly get it checked out. Legit or repro, it's a great find.

TCK

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

I'm in the middle of moving, so that would great if it was

 

[CRUSADER]

In your lanuage, better than a stinkin linkin

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Lol right :-)

 

[CoilyGirl]

The Coin Purse in Nashville might be able to help you determine what you've got. It looks nice regardless.

 

[John_Deere]

I'm jealous... Congrats and HH!

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

Thanks guys...

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

I will most certainly do that... @coilygirl

 

[PhilBarnett]

I would send it to PCGS. As a coin collector if they put a grade on it and slab it there slabs are worth more to collectors then any of the other graders out there.

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[dustytrails123]

I would send it to PCGS. As a coin collector if they put a grade on it and slab it there slabs are worth more to collectors then any of the other graders out there.

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true that and even the repop's are worth something so it wouldnt be like you couldnt get your money back out of it even if it turns out to be fake its still worth close to what you have into it...but on the other hand you might get a big suprise and a legit company grade would make it easy to sell

 

[TheCoinKid]

Please let us know how it turns out.

 

[bountyhuntergirl86]

I definitely will...

 

[l.cutler]

Just compare the details to the coin posted by wlb42, look carefully at the postion and shape of the letters, numbers and the main devices. While at a glance it may look similar, almost everything is just a little bit different. There is zero chance this is an original, and money spent getting it graded would be wasted. Copies have no real value so it would be money wasted. Certainly show it to a coin dealer if you wish, but I sure wouldn't spend the money to have it authenticated. Having been found near a battlefield would not be a plus either, as none of the originals were ever issued, and none came to light until years after the Civil War. The few that were made supposedly stayed in the possession of Lovett, the minter, until he accidentally spent one. The story goes that he then sold the few pattern pieces that he made. Fakes have been available in souvenier shops and the like for at least sixty years, so there is plenty of time for a fake to have aged. Hate to be a downer, but just my opinion.

 

[WHADIFIND]

The few that were made supposedly stayed in the possession of Lovett, the minter, until he accidentally spent one.

SOOooooo, what you're saying is, that, there's a chance.

HH!