Is It Real? 1795 Half Cent - Coin Community Forum

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ProfLiz Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 12/30/2012 3:19 pm Here's one of ebay's "estate find" coins. www.ebay.com/itm/330851342841 The seller is not a coin person. I understand that these are counterfeited, and I can see how they would be - high value item, even in very worn condition where the small, hard-to-fake details are missing. So, what is your expert consensus: Real or fake? BTW, I would never buy one raw, unless I literally had the money to burn. But I'd like to learn how to spot both the good and bad stuff. Report this Post to the Staff

Voshus007 Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 12/30/2012 3:30 pm The date dosent look correct to me but then again I don't know that much about large cents Report this Post to the Staff
g048406 Pillar of the Community 861 Posts	Posted 12/30/2012 10:03 pm I believe the coin is real, but, I can't imagine paying near that price unless certified or inspecting in hand for problems ie cleaning, repair etc. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/30/2012 10:35 pm Looks like a genuine Cohen-4 to me! Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 12/30/2012 10:35 pm Google some 1795 LC pics. Start with the obverse. Compare the Liberty and date sizes and positions, as well as the size and positioning of the portrait. The Cohen-4 reference could be right, here is a link: http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents...cent_c05.htm Edited by sjh241 12/30/2012 10:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 12/31/2012 04:39 am Just offhand it looks good. The link sjh241 posted is to C-5 which it is not, but it does look like C-4. Report this Post to the Staff
sjh241 Valued Member United States 386 Posts	Posted 12/31/2012 07:53 am I did post the wrong link. This is the right one: http://www.coinfacts.com/half_cents...cent_c04.htm Report this Post to the Staff
ProfLiz Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 12/31/2012 11:31 am Thank you for the links, sjh241. I swapped back and forth between the Coin Facts and auction pix, and I agree with philadelphian and Conder101 that it looks real. It's got the die flaw over the R, right number sizes, tilts, and placement, etc. But I also agree with g048406 that the price is way too high for a raw coin, all the more so with the just-ok, low res photos. Can't tell much about the surfaces, nothing at all about the rims... Anyways, thank you all for helping me learn more about how to look at coin pix! Report this Post to the Staff
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