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1776 Continental Currency

lrebardo62lrebardo62 Posts: 3 ✭
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Goid morning my grandpa passed away recently, he left me a key to a deposit box and it had this 1716 fugiio mind your business coin. I know nothing about this. It weighs 18.2 grams 38mm and is pewter im lost

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    lrebardo62lrebardo62 Posts: 3 ✭

    1776

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,915 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forum! :)

    Sorry to hear about your grandpa. :'(

    If you could post photos here in this thread it would help the folks here to better advise you. ;)

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 34,201 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pictures would help, but please be advised that there are many, many cast copies of this coin that are worthless, so don't get your hopes up.

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 34,308 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the forums

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    lrebardo62lrebardo62 Posts: 3 ✭

    Thank you yes probably to good to be true. I am so lost when it comes to this stuff. I will post photos. Is thete anything besides weight and magnet test i can do???

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    VeepVeep Posts: 1,513 ✭✭✭✭

    Take the easy road and post the picture. That’s usually a dead giveaway on these. You won’t need any other tests.

    "Let me tell ya Bud, you can buy junk anytime!"
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    lcutlerlcutler Posts: 753 ✭✭✭✭

    Yep, post pictures. Comparing to what a real one looks like is the best way.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lrebardo62.... Welcome aboard. Sorry for your loss. The best advice is above. Post clear pictures - straight on view, both sides... There are experts here that will tell you what you have. Good luck, Cheers, RickO

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