Dark Chameleon
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This is the best part about living in new England..there's always a chance u might find one..slim but always a chance
I've only had the opportunity to see one of these coins in person, found by Bottlecaps, though his was an oak tree shilling. They are a VERY thin coin and could easily be bent by hand....but please don't do that. .
Thank you all for commenting and taking the time to explain the options. I respect all the replies. The overwhelming response was to hold off selling and step back to find out the value. That makes sense and I'm going to do that. I wished you all lived closer we could go out and celebrate!
Thank you all for commenting and taking the time to explain the options. I respect all the replies. The overwhelming response was to hold off selling and step back to find out the value. That makes sense and I'm going to do that. I wished you all lived closer we could go out and celebrate!
http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins?main_coin=3360
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Sgt Wilks:
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Most of the real ones have darker toning.
http://www.coinfacts.com/colonial_coins/massachusetts_silver/pine_tree_silver/pine_tree_n01.html
The cast replicas have pitting. Think of a cast iron skillet. Silver stamped and hammered coins do not have this.
Yes, but that is ignoring the fact that this coin may have been in the dirt for 300 years. Comparing the dug coin to the two examples, it MUCH more resembles the real coin than the fake. Even appears to have the same die flaws and cracks as the "real" example. the fake one does not have those.
You mean like this?
or this
Too much detail left on Sgts if it received that kind of corrosion. Flaws could be carried over from the coin it is casted from. I have been back and forth on my opinion, now I am leaning back toward it being a replica.