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Fake. Among other subtle differences and the general tone/wear of the piece, the digits in the year are way off. Compare to http://www.PCGScoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/6176 -- the center point of the 3 in the original is below the center of the 8. The serifs on all of the S's on the reverse are also significantly different. |
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Everything about this coin is fake ,so I would not buy anything from this seller .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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report this guy for the fake and avoid!
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin is known as "Davignon Obverse 3/reverse C" in his book on Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust half dollars. It is also listed as #472 in the Riddell Book on counterfeits. Neat coin, common as contemporary counterfeits go. |
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Pillar of the Community
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fake, and a poor fake at that.
I got to get that Riddell Book. Thanks for the detail info.
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Valued Member
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A fake, but a contemporary one. NOT a modern one.
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Pillar of the Community
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Is his other stuff OK? I wouldn't condemn him as a seller for getting one coin wrong. Communicate with him, and offer the excellent info shared here.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow, that's bad. But getting in touch with him sounds like a good idea.
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It's a contemporary counterfeit as jfransch has pointed out. I found the seller on ebay, it appears he has several coins that to my eye appear to be contemporary counterfeits. The 1861 3 cent silver 282505147628 reason: the top point of the star points to the E rather than the S. Could be wrong on this is a series I have little experience with 1837 half 282505236378 is another contemporary countefeit as the design imitates the lettered edge of 1836 and prior |
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Pillar of the Community
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This seller's 1833 is a contemporary counterfeit too I think. 282505229611In my opinion: This is an uninformed seller that stumbled upon an estate full of coins and is selling them off. Edited by Joe2007
06/03/2017 7:54 pm
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Edited by MeadowviewCollector
06/03/2017 7:50 pm
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To confirm the coin is a fake, just compare it to a genuine example. I have highlighted a few differences, but just about everything on the fake coin is different.  I'll bet you can find at least ten more differences (major differences). |
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If you like, one of you can report him for his fake(s). Some of his other coins, (like his large cents, for example) are very convincing and tempting. I may go ahead and try to buy one of his (hopefully) non-fake coins. http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item...dc802&_sop=1 |
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