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What's going on with this "1793 cent"?
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I have not seen this before.
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You have a pair of fakes there, best I can tell.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
The 1793 and shilling are fakes. worn ou tlarge cent looks real
The relief on the cent is too high. The “shilling” is recognized variety from the 1930s. For what it is, it’s an interesting item. It came in a little round box which included the story of Hanna Haul on the scales for her dowry.
A ‘93 Liberty Cap cent is a very desirable coin, and has been for well over 100 years.
My guess is someone created that fantasy piece to meet the demand.
It looks like they used a head of ‘95, and some unknown reverse (which doesn’t match any real ‘93). Then added the beaded border, and the funky looking date. Still, the wear and patina looks surprisingly good though. From what I can tell via my phone anyway.