to the sight. By looking at the photos you have displayed if it is genuine it is a rare mintage 1866 s no motto half dollar. I'm not sure of the "blob" mentioned, it just looks like uneven wear, and the photos seem to show a cleaning. Still if it is real it could be valued in the several hundred dollar range due it it's rarity.
Posted 10/28/2011 12:46 pm
I think the coin is genuine, but it has been used for jewelry at some time and has had a mounting removed from the obverse. They did a good job removing the solder from Liberty, but they have left a good sized blob of it filling the area between Liberty's left arm and upper torso. If it wasn't for the damage it would probably have graded in the XF-45 range, but with the damage I would net grade it somewhere in the Good to VG range. A filler but a pretty nice filler.
