Does this 1793 look like an electrotype to you?
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btw, I know very little about early copper.
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excellent advice Dave Wnuck
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As for the opinion that coins such as this should be slabbed for authenticity, that position could lead to lots of frustration as most of these coins are raw. Early copper collectors tend to deal in raw coins, partly because there are often problems with coins and these problems tend to be more accepted in early copper, especially 1793 copper, than in other coins. If you don't mind corrosion, you'll get a lot more detail for your money than that way. The coin in question has a lot of detail available. It certainly has a rugged appearance.
--Jerry
would have to see the edge and then could easiy tell if real or copy
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<< <i>I'll bet lordmarcovan could tell for sure, having used the metal detector and finding copper. >>
Yes, I have seen a number of dug early coppers that looked like that. That certainly looks like somebody made a very lucky detector find. I only wish I could find stuff like that! Looks real to me.