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This coin sold for $50 at an auction I was at today. The auctioneer said he was told by someone in the audience it was a fake so although it is always buy at your own risk, this coin is double buy at your own risk. My question is: What is a fake 1804 worth and could this have possibly been the buy of the century for someone? 
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Pillar of the Community
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the 4 looks wrong. do you have a reverse pic?
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Pillar of the Community
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No, I just took this off the listing
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I'm guessing Amida wants to see the reverse because a "restrike" of the 1804 large cent was made in the 1860s using an 1820 large cent reverse. The obverse, though, used a very rusted and cracked 1803 die, with the last digit altered. This pic doesn't seem to show that cruddiness.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah that was part of it. Looking for Cuds too. |
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I thought there should be denticles. I dunno.
I do know it's a famously faked coin.
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I don't see anything in particular that wrong with it. Even though there is no picture of the reverse, I think this is probably a Half Cent because the bust resembles the Half Cent more than the large cent. $50 might be a good deal for this Half Cent but it is kind of hard to tell because of the lack of a reverse picture and the blurry obverse picture. I do see what might be some scratches in the right obverse field that might reduce the value. |
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I'm liking the Half Cent idea. At least one variety without a crosslet on the 4 had a high B in LIBERTY. A spiked cent would have clinched it, though! Why would the auction have listed it as a cent? |
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I concur, Half Cent. Compares to mine almost identically. P, more than likely a mistake or ignorance. swcoin.ecrater.com
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Well I guess we'll never know. I got to the auction late so I missed the preview.
This is one coin I wanted to look at but it didn't happen.:(
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As Doubleagle spotted, the picture is that of a Half Cent. |
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Looks like the Plain 4 design of the Half Cent. So I'm thinking Half Cent as well. On the flip side, it's still a good deal for $50, looks to be VF. Better photos will tell for sure. |
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Posted 11/10/2012 5:19 pm
