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Today I received this 1851 Half Cent. It looks fine to me, but it weighs 5.30 grams on my scale. Reference works say Braided Hair Half Cents weigh 5.44 grams. I was burned a year ago by a counterfeit Flying Eagle cent that was underweight, so I thought I'd better ask here if this .14 gram tolerance is acceptable for an authentic 1851. What do people think? Is it a genuine mint product? Are there any known fakes of this coin? Thanks.   Paul Bulgerin
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Looks good to me. Just a small amount of honest wear.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks good to me. You may want to re-calibrate your scale.
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I did weigh some other U.S. coins and it may be my scale is a bit off. My 5.0 grams Buffalo nickel came in at 5.14 grams and an 11.34 clad Kennedy registers 11.24 grams on my scale. I did find this fake 1851 at Aliexpress, but I don't see any distinguishing marks on it that tie it to my coin. But you can't be too sure these days. (20140630) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed/item/1851-Braided-Hair-Half-Cent/756977766.html Paul Bulgerin
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Pillar of the Community
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The coin looks fine to me especially compared to my 51 Half Cent. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
604 Posts |
Yep....Looks good to me too.
Lookin' for one that nice for my Type Book.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks fine to me. I have a acculab scale and I have to calibrate it from time to time.
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Pillar of the Community
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Aye get that scale checked.
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Its real. I see the misplaced 1 about 1/2mm to the right of the date, a diagnostic for the only variety for this issue, C-1.
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I noticed this extra metal. That's for letting me know what it is.
Paul Bulgerin
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Posted 02/05/2015 11:29 pm
