Grading Thoughts On This 1804 Spiked Chin Half Cent

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CoinEnthusiast Valued Member United States 485 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 9:21 pm These are not my photos, but I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts on what this coin would grade out at if it were sent to PCGS/NGC. Report this Post to the Staff

eaglebub7 Valued Member United States 378 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 9:45 pm AU details cleaned Report this Post to the Staff
jessvc1 Pillar of the Community United States 2596 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 10:16 pm This coin almost looks fake if it is real the color of the coin suggests it's been cleaned down to fresh copper. Report this Post to the Staff
eaglebub7 Valued Member United States 378 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 10:31 pm Quote: This coin almost looks fake Thought the same as the angle of the spike looks off to me however, the reverse matches known examples. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 03/28/2023 10:38 pm Terrible pics, no surface detail visible, agree it looks questionable in these images. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 01:33 am Gosh, my first thought was "that's one of the worst fakes I've ever seen." This is supposed to be a 219 year old coin, right? It looks like copper plated junk to me. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 02:29 am It's attempting to be an 1804 C-6, Manley state 11.0 (LDS) The obverse gets close but looks a bit off. If it's authentic, then it's been polished, heavily tooled, smoothed and plated, and is seriously low on the eye appeal scale no matter what grade you put on it. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 03/29/2023 02:51 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 05:00 am I am thinking modern Chinese fake. I am surprised that no attempt has been made to artificially patinate it. Ground burial would have been the easiest way. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 10:04 am not thinking this could straight grade. Looks like all the patina has been stripped off by dipping. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18702 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 10:49 am looks like a C6 variety if authentic someone stripped this down and removed every bit of the original surfaces and all we are seeing is the copper. Edited by panzaldi 03/29/2023 10:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36845 Posts	Posted 03/29/2023 2:45 pm Does not look genuine to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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