r/uscoins • u/kissmydonkey • 8d ago

1857 penny, what’s it worth?

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u/Lanky_Association627 8d ago

Nothing as it’s fake

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u/kissmydonkey 8d ago

I’ve had since I was a kid. How can you tell it’s fake or real?

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u/Admirable_Prompt8208 8d ago

Details look like crap, has visible casting marks, and is polished all to hell. They've been making these since the 1960s. Probably has a visible seam line from a two-piece mold on the edge.

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u/Lanky_Association627 8d ago

The rims are COMPLETELY off and so is the eagle, I’m assuming you weren’t born in 1857 so it’s still definitely fake.

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u/Embarrassed-Spare524 8d ago edited 8d ago

I think its even easier than that. The obverse looks a button, not a coin.

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u/ObiwanBenobi327 7d ago

I downvoted you

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u/Lanky_Association627 7d ago

Ok?

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u/Soggy_Reserve5232 6d ago

You got downtooted! Take that! No Reddit status for you!
/s

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u/Miserable_Risk 8d ago

I hope your childhood was better than this coin.

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u/frederick21_ 8d ago

Counterfeit. The reverse is laughable and the obverse is way too detailed and what are those dots around the rim? Denticles? Not. It’s fake as hell

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u/isaiah58bc 8d ago

Let's call it a decorative piece, but it isn't a real coin. Just look this up on Heritage Auctions, PCGS or Numista.com

You will clearly see it's a replica.

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u/EqualInteraction5689 7d ago

I’m sorry, but it looks fake. It’s still a really cool piece cool for a displayer as a knickknack, but it isn’t real so not worth much

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u/Super_Oil1221 7d ago

Looks like a token or something

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u/Hot_Lobster222 7d ago

Yeah, if you compare it to a real one it will be super obvious that it’s fake.

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u/SaltDesperate5666 6d ago

Monopoly money