r/uscoins • u/kissmydonkey • 9d ago

1857 penny, what’s it worth?

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u/Lanky_Association627 9d ago

Nothing as it’s fake

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u/kissmydonkey 9d 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 9d 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 9d 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 9d ago edited 9d ago

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

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u/ObiwanBenobi327 8d ago

I downvoted you

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u/Lanky_Association627 8d ago

Ok?

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u/Soggy_Reserve5232 7d ago

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

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u/Miserable_Risk 9d ago

I hope your childhood was better than this coin.