1776 Continental Curency

24K

Found it metal detecting in an area where it could be the real McCoy. Is there an easy way to determine if it's a fake?
If not how would one go about getting it authenticated?
Thanks for any input

prooflike

Can you provide a pic? How badly is it corroded? If any, your best bet for authentication is ANACS, they'll authenticate most damaged coins.

66Tbird

This one of mine is a fake

24K

So what is the give away by looking at a picture?
Or is it just years and years of looking at them. I'll post a picture tomorrow or the next day.

KlectorKid

The coin u have is probably re-strike... it could be from 1876 or just a plain old counterfeit. In 1876 (the centenial) thousands and thousands were minted. The chances that it is real is very slim, but there is always a very small posablitity it is reall... but dont count on it.

66Tbird

I belive my is a cast copy with a plating that is peeling in areas. The rim is the area to look at IMO. Look forward to your pic.

BillJones

The surfaces on 66Tbird's coin are all wrong. This coin has a casted, "sand mold" type finish, which is indicative of a cast copy, not a struck coin.