Since less than 20 genuine Confederate States of American (CSA) cents were ever struck, any piece you find today is most certainly a replica of this famous coin.
The coin in our picture is a counterfeit. It sells for a few US dollars as a novelty piece. If it were genuine, the catalogs say its value would be $120,000 US dollars!
The CSA also minted a half dollar. You can read about it at this CoinQuest link.
Perhaps your coin looks similar to the one in our second picture. This coin is a restrike. Restrikes are coins made from original dies, but they are struck well after the original date. It turns out that a man named Bashlow uncovered the old (genuine) Conferederate dies in 1961. By that time the dies had been pretty well beat up. There are hammer blows on the obverse (heads side) and chisel marks on the reverse (tails side). Mr. Bashlow hired a private mint to produce a short series of restruck CSA cents, and these carry strong collector premiums today. If you have one in basically uncirculated condition, you might sell it for over $200. Circulated or damaged Bashlow restrikes are worth substantially less than $200.
There is a great write-up about the CSA and related coinage at US Coin Values Advisor.
NEVER CLEAN A COIN. CLEANING RUINS VALUE.
The image below shows a side-by-side comparison of genuine and counterfeit CSA cents. With a magnifier and little patience, you can easily tell them apart by inspecting subtle design features. In our example, the hair on one coin is completely different, and other marked differences also appear. There are several different replica coins.
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