Looks like an electrotype where the copper is pealing off in places exposing the inner core.
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There are sooooo many telltale signs, especially on the obverse... the "9", the spacing between the LI, LIBERTY as a whole, the period after LIBERTY, etc.
<< <i>There are sooooo many telltale signs, especially on the obverse... the "9", the spacing between the LI, LIBERTY as a whole, the period after LIBERTY, etc. >>
The image used to compare to the OP coin is an S-3 with a slightly different design. The coin in question is an S-4 with LI close & a period after LIBERTY.
However, there should also be a period after the date and the coin is too suspicious looking to invest in without authentication, especially in the numerals in the date, the exagerated serifs & the crudeness of the overall features.
The same reverse was used for 4 of the 5 varieties, the "AMERI" rev. being the other one.
Here is an image from the ESM collection of an S-4 coin.
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<< <i>Doesn't look right >>
Agreed. Stay clear.
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"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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For me? Please, please, pretty please?
I knew it would happen.
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For me? Please, please, pretty please?
Send me your e-mail address and I'll send you the photo (or you could just grab it off CoinFacts)!
<< <i>Is this chain cent fake? >>
YES Would be my thought.
<< <i>There are sooooo many telltale signs, especially on the obverse... the "9", the spacing between the LI, LIBERTY as a whole, the period after LIBERTY, etc. >>
The image used to compare to the OP coin is an S-3 with a slightly different
design. The coin in question is an S-4 with LI close & a period after LIBERTY.
However, there should also be a period after the date and the coin is too
suspicious looking to invest in without authentication, especially in the numerals
in the date, the exagerated serifs & the crudeness of the overall features.
The same reverse was used for 4 of the 5 varieties, the "AMERI" rev. being the
other one.
Here is an image from the ESM collection of an S-4 coin.
R.I.P. Bear
There may be a period after the date, but the number "1" doesn't look at all correct.