Fake/Counterfeit Detection: 1833 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS Holder

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted Today 4H 33M ago Jack Young - The subject of this installment of this series starts with this example of an 1833 half dollar counterfeit from ebay. Check out 1833 Capped Bust Half Dollars on ebay Counterfeit 1833 Capped Bust half dollar from ebay listing. The "coin" looked like a bad cast, with pimples and lumps on the surface and features that were not fully filled out, especially on the reverse. And the slab didn't look much better. Close-up coin images. Note the markers. A couple of at-a-glance problems with this one are the obvious grade issue, its labeling as a dollar, and the missing "PCGS" logo on the lower front right corner of the slab. In many cases of bad coins and fake slabs, the cert number used is of an example without any reference images. This is not the case for this one, and we are able to compare this counterfeit to the genuine example. Left: Fake coin from the ebay listing. Right: Genuine coin using the PCGS cert lookup. Not even close, with the date and Liberty's profile off to the eye! The reverse is off as well. Check out 1833 Capped Bust Half Dollars on ebay Subject example, actual genuine example Continuing my search led to images of the actual PCGS slab; I'm surprised the counterfeiters didn't try to make a fake "green bean" as well. Check out Books on Early Half Dollars on Amazon Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 193975 Posts	Posted Today 4H 10M ago Very interesting! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Roller42 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted Today 3H 54M ago Any time a seller does not accept returns, that's a red flag for me. "I like money. I can't believe you like money, too. We should hang out." Frito Member CONECA, Early American Coppers, NETCC Report this Post to the Staff
CoinForMe Pillar of the Community United States 2360 Posts	Posted Today 1H 58M ago Quote: Any time a seller does not accept returns, that's a red flag for me. Not necessarily; I don't accept returns. I've been burned once with a high-priced coin; the return wasn't what I actually sent them. ebay took it as a legitimate return from the buyer. I'm sure I lose good buyers because of my "No Return Policy" or "Signature" to accept the item. Report this Post to the Staff
thecoinguy1964 Pillar of the Community United States 1341 Posts	Posted Today 1H 19M ago It takes a PhD in coinology to keep up with all the counterfeits. All this gives me a headache. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 77800 Posts	Posted Today 16M ago Very informative. Thank you for posting. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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