I have a1777penny like this. Any value?

curtisports2

Great Britain is the only country that issued coins with the word 'penny' on the penny and half penny coins until Australia and Canada started producing their own coins. In the 1770s, British pennies did not use the word. And they were silver, not copper. No penny coins were struck with the 1777 date. The US never issued pennies, even though the one cent coin is commonly referred to as the penny. And it did not produce its first coinage until 1892. So if you have something dated 1777, it is either not a penny or it is a fantasy penny, a creation of something that never existed. A fantasy coin is different from a counterfeit coin, which is a fabrication of a coin that actually existed. Fantasy coins and counterfeit coins have very limited collector value in most cases. Most counterfeits are technically illegal to own, but there is little pursuit and seizure of them.

yimi

Authentic currency of that age would certainly have value to collectors and/or some historians. I'd recommend looking up experts on old currency and seeking a professional appraisal.

Charles Veidt

Authentic currency of that age would certainly have value to collectors and/or some historians. I'd recommend looking up experts on old currency and seeking a professional appraisal.

Brian

The U.S. first minted the penny for federal issue in 1793. Actually, the half-cent and the cent were both introduced that year.

don_sv_az

If it is a British penny it is counterfeit. If it is an American penny it is counterfeit.

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