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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Thanks TreasHunt. I bought this as a contemporary counterfeit. I've looked at the cc bust half site and didn't find anything that resembles this one.
I'm not into it for very much $. Just bought it as a curiosity.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I collect the contemporary fakes also.
Besides the Bust $1/2's, by Overton
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
I just checked the no-no site, and it did not come from there.
Do you have a weight by any chance?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
13.5 grams Typecoin. XRF said it was silver.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
scotty - what tipped you off that this was a counterfeit?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1042 Posts |
It was sold to me as one Coinfrog. I paid less than $40 for it if I remember correctly. It was an impulse buy. I tend to do that a lot.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
IDK looks authentic to me. I'll take it if you no longer want it. Are you an impulse giver too?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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scotty - I think we all buy on impulse every so often. Bust halves are hardly a specialty for me, but because this appears so genuine to my eye, I was just hoping for some insights as to why it might not be so.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree Coinfrog. The absence of any edge lettering is about the only thing I see wrong. Like you, I haven't learned enough about the series.
Is the 94% silver 6% copper ratio within tolerance?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
well, if you ever want to 'dump' it!
:)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3479 Posts |
Yep if it doesn't have a lettered edge its fake. A really scary one.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would have to wonder why someone would make a contemporary fake,
and put more silver than a real one?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1261 Posts |
"Yep if it doesn't have a lettered edge its fake. A really scary one."
Sorry but this isn't true. You can have Capped Bust Half coins that never passed through the edge lettering machine. I recall seeing an Overton chart with the various edge lettering errors and the absence of lettering was one of them. If I recall correctly it was very rare. If that was the only diagnostic to indicate that this coin was a fake then I would look into it further.
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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If you can't match it to an Overton die pair, its fake. The odds of you discovering both a new die marriage at the same time as a mint error of missing the lettering machine is so small as to be impossible. Are you saying you can't match either obverse or reverse to known dies?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you saying you can't match either obverse or reverse to known dies? I haven't attempted a match yet. In all honesty, I was being lazy and hoping someone who knows the series would be able to do it quicker.  I'll try and get some better photos soon if it might help. Thanks for all the replies. |
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