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1788 Massachusetts Cent, "Evanson" restrike ?

dcarrdcarr Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I saw this at a small local coin show today. The coin holder indicates that it is an "Evanson Copy".
I've never heard of that and I'm curious when it was made. There is a small "E" above the star
which lends creedence to the "Evanson" source.

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    MWallaceMWallace Posts: 4,654 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice looking copy. I've never heard of them either. I look forward to reading something about them.
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    rjsvtrjsvt Posts: 163 ✭
    I found this reference to a coin dealer named Henry Evans.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,849 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This is not really a restrike. Restrikes are made from the original dies at a later date than the original coins. These are really fancy counterfeits although they have long had a level of acceptance in the hobby.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
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    yellowkidyellowkid Posts: 5,486 ✭


    << <i>This is not really a restrike. Restrikes are made from the original dies at a later date than the original coins. These are really fancy counterfeits although they have long had a level of acceptance in the hobby. >>



    I thought it looked too crisp to be from the original dies, nevertheless, very nice looking!
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    coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I have a post about these but need to do a search.
    But some info when I purchased mine.

    "Pair of 1788-Dated Massachusetts Coinage Restrikes by Evans. Red Uncirculated. Breen-972/973.
    A beautiful 1/2 Cent and Cent pairing with mostly orange-red surfaces. According to Walter Breen,
    these were struck sometime after WWII by Springfield, Massachusetts coin dealer Henry Evans.
    Examples are scarcely seen and seldom offered at auction."


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    dcarrdcarr Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the info !
    That is what I needed to know.

    The only ramaining mystery is, I haven't found any records of what they sell for.
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    coinsarefuncoinsarefun Posts: 21,781 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thanks for the info !
    That is what I needed to know.

    The only ramaining mystery is, I haven't found any records of what they sell for. >>





    i have never found any auctions for them, but understand they sell for +-$100 depending
    On condition.
    CoinsAreFun Pictorials Album FOR SALE SOME will mark final ones before auction
    .
    CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
    .
    Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
    .
    More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC FOR SALE
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    dcarrdcarr Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Thanks for the info !
    That is what I needed to know.

    The only ramaining mystery is, I haven't found any records of what they sell for. >>





    i have never found any auctions for them, but understand they sell for +-$100 depending
    On condition. >>



    Thanks. I bought it for $30, so pretty good deal it seems.
    Moonlight Mint

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