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Gr33nday43
New Member
Uzbekistan
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 Posted - 04/30/2009 : 19:03:06
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I found this in a bag of generic wheats, it seems a little bit thinner then other coins, can anyone verify if it is real, and if so, an approximate value?
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 19:07:57
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| I found something like this before a few months ago. People told me it was a fake and probably a coin used in a magic trick. Regardless, I sent it off to be graded and it came back as real. At the time I looked on eBay and a coin with a blank obverse recently sold for over $100. I’d keep it and get it graded. Congrats! |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 19:11:31
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let me guess, 2 coin blanks stuck together. Coins are stamped. One with no obverse, one with no reverse.
Pretty cool. |
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natsb88
Administrator
USA
1850 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 19:17:16
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| Weigh it. If it weighs a full 3.1 grams, you have a great find! If it weighs less, the back was probably machined off. I found a copper with the same sort of blank reverse, but it was over half a gram light and under magnification I could see the machining marks. |
Nate
The Copper Cave
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simplicitycounts
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
535 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 22:02:42
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| What Nate said! Looking at the edge of your coin it looks like it was machined off, but the weight will be the tell tale. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2009 : 22:35:10
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| I have a coin like this in my collection. I have been told by many people that it was ground off and it is impossible to have a blank reverse so i do not know |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 18:32:24
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no, it is very possible to have a blank reverse, but very rare. But as nate said... often those found were ground/machined off.
I have one that is light. So probably machined off, but real ones are out there!!! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 05/10/2009 : 21:15:23
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| I should clarify.... I have a 1970's memorial cent that is blank on one side..... but it is light, and so, probably an altered one, not authentic. |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 05/14/2009 : 22:02:43
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It is hard to tell from your picture, but is there any rim at all on the reverse?
You might try contacting CONECA to see if they could help you. |
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Gr33nday43
New Member
Uzbekistan
10 Posts |
Posted - 05/23/2009 : 16:01:40
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| There isn't any rim on the reverse...I'm going to try to sell it on eBay as a novelty item. |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 05/24/2009 : 01:36:00
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| you really should weigh it. Would be worth some money if it weighed 3.1 grams. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/27/2009 : 22:21:29
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| What ever came of it? The weighing sugestion is worth its weight! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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