luke_idk Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 HI, what do you think about this coin? It's a copy of 1 penny 1971, first year after decimalization. I'm not sure if it's a token (maybe a play coin) or a fake. It isn't surely well minted, but maybe people was not so expertised with ney pennies at that time Weight: about 1.6 grams, instead of 3.56 Diameter: about 19.4 mm, instead of 20.32 Thickness: about 1.2 mm, instead of about 1.6 The two faces seem to have been separately minted and badly assembled. metal looks like brass. Portrait is quite ugly and there's non value at all! Thanks in advance Copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Original 1 new penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Definitely not a play coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Too similar to real ones? So, do you think it could be a counterfeit coin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Either a poorly made counterfeit, or a genuine coin that has been subject to much chemical erosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Thanks. Smaller diamter makes me think of a counterfeit, so as its thickness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 If it is a counterfeit, which I don't think it is, it seems a pointless denomination to pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 if it's not a counterfeit, I don't really know what it could be, anyway. Maybe any kind of propagandistic token, to sponor the new currency (something similar was made with Euro during the 90's)? But... so badly minted and with no value at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 looks like a normal one to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 No value, different weight and dimensions. It's all, but a normal one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsraghead Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 I agree with Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke_idk Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 But I still don't know what it actually is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freak Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 sounds like something interesting anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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