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Thanks for the input...yes, details look virtually identical.
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Important: I have zero expertise in colonial coins and tokens. Boy, it's hard to say. The missing denticles, uneven lettering, and crude details would make me worried that it's just a replica. However, the letters in George have almost exactly the same voids and bumps as this certified VF specimen: https://www.rarecoinwholesalers.com...n-sku-142255 |
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fantastic find if authentic  |
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I'm definitely suspicious, have you weighed it? What does the edge look like?
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On my scale, it's 9.2 grams.
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WAY out of my wheelhouse... Quote:
On my scale, it's 9.2 grams. Not far out from this... https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/l...fine-15-pcgsI guess...and this is just me... For the amount of $$ I've pi$$ed away on coin grading... What's another *Rarities $300 (+1% GP) to have PCGS look at him? I'm not sure what the grading fee would be if he came back unauthenticated? I guess it comes down to "risk and reward"? I'll tell you what... I'll split the grading fees with you for half the in (our coin) with the coin...? Let me know what you think? smat |
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It could be a cast replica or electrotype, but I'd run it by a few of the better colonial guys before investing in the money to have it authenticated. I don't know if you do facebook, but some of them are in a colonial coins and artifacts group there.
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Interesting read. I was not aware of this Colonial pattern piece until now. An exciting and valuable possibility if authentic.
I look forward to reading how this works out.
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Any chance of photos of the edge? Could be an electrotype. But I agree it sure looks the part of a real specimen.
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that looks like a seam around the edge, my guess is that it is an electrotype copy. Could also be cast, but the seam clinches it for me as a copy.
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That seam sure does put a large  on it . |
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That seam screams electrotype as I first suspected. A real George Clinton halfpence is extremely rare and valuable. Likely in the range of $60K to $250K, not to say an electrotype isn't worth anything, they are still desirable but well under $1K and closer to $50 - $300 range.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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