Looking For Opinions On An 1878 Seated Liberty Half Dollar With Issues

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lahave56 Valued Member Canada 237 Posts	Posted Yesterday 3:23 pm This half dollar has me on the fence. I've had it awhile and have gone back to it a few times. I would be interested in what others think. The obvious issues that I see are the two scratches that I have tried to show in closeups. A semi-circle at the rim on the obverse and the diagonal scratch on the bottom right of the reverse. Both look old to me. In general, to me it doesn't have great eye appeal. On the other hand it wasn't born yesterday. A few of the stars seem to have doubling and maybe the date as well. I'm very weak in this area. My estimate at grading would be F15 details. In my opinion, without the above issues it's a fairly valuable coin. Maybe $180-200. With the issues I'm not sure what it might bring. Appreciate any thoughts to help me off the fence. [Sorry - it would probably help if I clarified that I'm on the fence about whether or not the coin has significant value over melt. For example, the scratches might not be seen as terribly intrusive to the overall design] Edited by lahave56 Yesterday 4:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Heymikep Pillar of the Community United States 837 Posts	Posted Yesterday 5:36 pm From what I can see, this coin is not real and therefore does not have any real value. Could you share better/clearer images of the obverse and reverse? Report this Post to the Staff
lahave56 Valued Member Canada 237 Posts	Posted Yesterday 6:02 pm @Heymikep can you be more specific about what doesn't look real? Hopefully this picture is a little better? Diameter 30.58 mm Weight 12.77 g Report this Post to the Staff
westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7727 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:27 pm That eagle looks sick. I think the coin is a cast counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
ArrowsAndRays Pillar of the Community United States 1700 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:41 pm Looking at the surfaces, I think you have a contemporary counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 7278 Posts	Posted Yesterday 10:43 pm I don't like the wear pattern of the obverse, well-worn from her right shoulder all the way down to her left toe but very little on the shield Then Quote: That eagle looks sick to me, looks like it's laughing. Overall, just looks off to me, major wear on the obverse but the reverse doesn't match. Edited by Greasy Fingers Yesterday 10:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Heymikep Pillar of the Community United States 837 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:10 pm The date is not correct, the horizontal lines in the shield on obverse is off, the vertical lines in the obverse shield should have 3 lines per group and not 2 and Liberty is just sicker than sick. On the reverse, same issues with the obverse shield and like others have said the bird looks sick, the letters on the legend are completely wrong. Like others have said, it looks like a contemporary counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
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