1812 Cent Questions

I recently purchased this cent and have a few questions. First, is it a large date or small date? Second, is it real? The surface is rather lumpy and the uneven detail make me wonder if it is a cast copy. Is this normal porosity? I thank you in advance for your opinions and apologize for the quality of the images.







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It is a crude cast copy
It would be impossible to have those highly raised areas on the coin from a working die unless the die was badly pitted from corrosion, but even if that were the case (it is not), the "fabric" would be much different
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Todd - BHNC #242
Classic head cents were notorious for bad planchets....but yours looks real spooky!
The raised schmutz does not look right to me at all, wait for the more knowledgable to chime in.
Ray
-Paul
It caused alot of problems with these pieces from corrosion to heavy wear.
I do suspect the one pictured is not geniune...
<< <i>Do you collect contemporary counterfeits? If not, why even consider such a questionable piece for purchase? >>
Maybe not everybody is an expert like you?
<< <i>Do you collect contemporary counterfeits? If not, why even consider such a questionable piece for purchase? >>
I bought it on-line where the picture did not look suspicious. Do you think this is a contemporary counterfeit?
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<< <i>Do you collect contemporary counterfeits? If not, why even consider such a questionable piece for purchase? >>
Maybe not everybody is an expert like you? >>
Actually, I really should have known better.
- Jim
That's that. I am going to return it.
Thank you all for your opinions on this thread.
(I can't see your pics on this server, sumnom, so I can't say anything regarding your piece.)