is this real?

[Master Jmd]

is this real...if it is then i will want to buy it

[Half Penny Jon]

It looks interesting but it is much much smaller than a penny. What is that word in the exergue?. I am not sure what it can be. Wait until Chris comes on here, I am sure he will have some suggestions.

[kuhli]

What is that word in the exergue?.

Lauer (the designer)

[Emperor Oli]

Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron in the description (like Microsoft Works):

I HAVE ENLARGED THE SCAN TO SHOW DETAIL, SO I DONT KNOW HOW CLEAR THE SCAN WILL APPEAR.

[Geoff T]

This, as the description says, is a model penny. It comes from a very high class set of toy coins such as those made by Lauer, who was also active as a medallist.

It's therefore interesting as an example of a Lauer model, if not as a real penny.

Complete Lauer sets sometimes come on the market. The rarest ones are those which include a half farthing.

[Master Jmd]

This, as the description says, is a model penny. It comes from a very high class set of toy coins such as those made by Lauer, who was also active as a medallist.

It's therefore interesting as an example of a Lauer model, if not as a real penny.

Complete Lauer sets sometimes come on the market. The rarest ones are those which include a half farthing.

hmm, is it real bronze? was it made in 1860?

[Half Penny Jon]

If you read the description JMD, it says that it is "similar to currency penny of 1860" which does not mean that it was made in 1860, it could have been made at any time.