1793 "Pattern" Cent for over $100??

planonit · November 4, 2015 1:49AM

Did somebody just spend $100 under the idiotic hope it was a genuine coin??

1793 "Pattern"

Treashunt · November 4, 2015 2:16AM

apparently they are already counting their profits

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2015 3:00AM

Originally posted by: planonit

Did somebody just spend $100 under the idiotic hope it was a genuine coin??

1793 "Pattern"

One certainly hopes not, but perhaps someone had money to burn and liked it for what it is.

Whatever it is!

Could it be from the 19th century and collectible in its own right? Doesn't have the look of a modern copy or replica.

Also, the seller is British, so the term " pattern" may be used more loosely in this context. He or she was clear that it's not an official Mint product and did not appear to be trying to bamboozle anyone into thinking it was.

FWIW, if I needed a replica to fill an impossible hole in a type set, I'd prefer a presumably older copy like this to a shiny new modern replica.

DaveWcoins · November 4, 2015 4:43AM

To me it does look like a modern replica - one that is not marked "copy".

lordmarcovan · November 4, 2015 4:46AM

OK, so a modern replica, then, but HOW modern, I wonder?

Pre-1973 Hoby Protection Act?

coindeuce · November 4, 2015 4:49AM

When a seller lists item location as New York, N.Y. and then claims that postage is for shipping from England, I smell scam.

Also, it doesn't matter when the item was made, or even if the seller discloses it as a replica. If it is an exact design replica made to scale of a genuine U.S. coin, it is always considered counterfeit by the government (Treasury Bureau / DHS) unless it is marked as a copy by the terms of HPA.