1854 Penny: Fake or not?

[Lost_shilling]

Hi there!

I am here to learn.

From what I saw from looking at several pictures online, this is a 1854 Plain Trident Penny.

I refrained from bidding on it because of the position of the colon that follows the R on the reverse. Pictures of certified coins I have found online lead me to think it is too low on this example. Moreover, I have found images of fakes where the colon is low too.

Looking for experts to chime in!

[Chingford]

It is an OT, Ornamental Trident. If you are comparing with a PT then you will see there are subtle differences. The Colons are all over the place with Copper Pennies and Halfpennies.

The fakes are more crisply struck and side by side with an authentic coin you will see the distinct design differences on both the Obv and Rev, I can't see any problems with this coin, CP1854 are a very large mintage and you can easily pick up very decent examples for relatively very little money.

[secret santa]

Take a look at my Penny Varieties site below for decent pictures of the various obverse and reverse designs. And, as John says, colon positions can vary enormously.

[Paulus]

This is my OT 1854, the colon after the R on the reverse is also very low (lower than the example in your pics?). It has been slabbed and authenticated, hope it helps (a bit) even if it's not a PT!

Edited December 27, 2018 by Paulus

[mrbadexample]

Here's a plain trident.

[Lost_shilling]

Your help is really appreciated.

Thank you all and Happy Holidays.