Yep it's a genuine fake !!!, Charles shilling update.

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Here's pictures after cleaning both coins from yesterday. There's no doubt now that the king Charles I shilling is a copper fake. The weight at two grams also confirms this, should I think, be about six grams. This makes the Charles I fake, a rare beast indeed. So two firsts in one session. I was more than pleased with the Charles II silver three pence. Robert.

 

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The other day I was hunting ground so corrosive that a thick and heavy 210 year old large cent was virtually unrecognizable. The fact that a coin twice as old and much thinner survived so well is amazing!

True Scrappy, a rare survivor. Same as you, I find many copper coins, that are completely worn away. Robert.

 

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Honestly, i wouldn't be too bummed out about that counterfeit. In fact, as long as it's a contemporary one, it's a really interesting find. If only coins could talk!

If this one could talk, it would tell tales of danger. England leading up to the civil war, religious conflict, and plague. A very interesting time to be living. Unless of course you got caught, making or passing this coin. Robert.

 

[Westfront]

Thats one beauty of a counterfeit Rob! I'm thinking often that copper counterfeits were made of better materials than the usual copper coins. Maybe to help with silver plating? And that good plating helped the coin to survive even better. I don't think we'll see another one in this condition again. Too bad they usually don't get that much interest. It's a nice field for a collector... Congrats and my vote is in too. This copper is better than the real deal!

 

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Thats one beauty of a counterfeit Rob! I'm thinking often that copper counterfeits were made of better materials than the usual copper coins. Maybe to help with silver plating? And that good plating helped the coin to survive even better. I don't think we'll see another one in this condition again. Too bad they usually don't get that much interest. It's a nice field for a collector... Congrats and my vote is in too. This copper is better than the real deal!

Cheers Westfront, it's great to hear from you. True it's in great shape, as you say though, probably not worth a lot. Robert.

 

[MrMikeJackie]

As Ironpatch said in one of my threads, this is not only a rare dug find but also a rare find period. You just can't go online and buy one of these. That makes it extra special and should be up top IMO. Banner vote in.

 

[Scrappy]

Thats one beauty of a counterfeit Rob! I'm thinking often that copper counterfeits were made of better materials than the usual copper coins. Maybe to help with silver plating? And that good plating helped the coin to survive even better. I don't think we'll see another one in this condition again. Too bad they usually don't get that much interest. It's a nice field for a collector... Congrats and my vote is in too. This copper is better than the real deal!

That silver wash almost certainly helped. And sacrificed in order to preserve that outrageously beautiful coin. Banner all the way