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New Member
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ok I'm trying to upload pic it said it was accepted but its not on here still working on it.. the weight should be 5.44g mine is 5.6 but didn't know if my scales are off or if the weight varies
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United States
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New Member
United States
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the L in liberty looks questionable on the photo but doesn't look like that in natural sunlight with naked eye.. I also know they made restrikes and don't I don't know the difference if any..
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Be patient  We'll get there! The reason for the porous surfaces is likely corrosion, but with the off-weight and unusual strike, it could very well be a counterfeit. |
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United States
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I am by no means an expert but the date looks way off to me. When you've seen enough US coins you are able to tell when the font is off right away and that just doesn't look right. That date is too skinny and looks like it was drawn with a pencil. I suggest weighing something else on your scale, like a new coin with known weight found on google, and if that's correct then you know for sure this coin is a counterfeit. It should not be over that much in weight. Edited by jgettings00
07/20/2014 2:42 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm calling fake on this one. The dull porous surfaces, uneven denticles, suspicious-looking date, and most of all the wildly incorrect positioning of "United States of America" on the reverse all indicate this as being inauthentic to me.
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Valued Member
United States
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I compared the dates and the 8 looks off, it's too thin and small on your coin compared to an authentic one. To me that sends red flags. I don't know for certain but with the weight being over so much IMHO it's not real.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks fake to me based on the lettering.
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The positioning of the ST in STATES on the reverse does not appear to match the original proof strikes nor the first or second restrike of this date. Those letters appear to be closer together than those illustrated in Breen's Encyclopedia of Half Cents. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Just got here and I see Pennyguy beat me to it. Reverse does not match the reverse of any of the three varities of 1836 (Original, first and second restrikes.) On the original and first restrike the point of leaf is below the serif of S2. On the second restrike it is near the center of the S (And the reverse is the wide border type used on the coronet harlf cents.) On the OP coin it is past the right side of the S.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Get it slabbed. Even if it's a restrike it's worth $$$. Because of the porosity it might be a spark erosion counterfeit. A new high tech way of counterfeiting coins. Actually the weak denticles scare me.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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No DON'T waste your money trying to get it slabbed. As I said it isn't the original or the first or second restrike. The position of the leaves below the final S prove that. Here are images of the reverse of the original, first, and second restrikes Original  First restrike  Second restrike notice the wide rim on this one used on the Braided hair Half Cents reverse of the OP coin  |
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