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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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got this today in a bulk lot. so what do you think? real? fake?   sorry had to use scanner as cant take pics atm. will post camera pics tomorrow |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I honestly after reading up about it think it is fake one major contributor is the lack of die cracks (don't lay into me I know they are not present on every 1923 half penny but majority do) and finding it in a bulk lot only reinforces this. Although I did go and compare the coin with those for sale by noble and the numbers at first glance look good but gee that is the most PVC damage I think I have ever seen on a coin.
Edited by oh my florin
07/20/2013 10:14 am
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
539 Posts |
it has die cracks, more pics to follow. I has a faint one from the base of the 2 to the 9 then the 1. hard to see without mag glass
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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 die cracks  |
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Valued Member
Australia
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it looks good to me. Though I am no expert (not by a long way)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
597 Posts |
looks real good to me but loup the date to be sure but congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
4411 Posts |
Did you clean it between the first set of photos and the second?
I am not an expert at picking these but nothing junps out as me as being fake. The issue is that is looks pretty poorly cleaned which will hurt its value a lot.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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It's genuine but the poor thing has had a hard time.
soak it in olive oil & rub very lightly with a cotton bud on the more persistent areas,then rinse it in acetone serial.
BTW OMF not all genuine 23 halves have the die cracks,thats just one of the things to look out for,to narrow it down.
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07/20/2013 8:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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i think someone drew on it in pencil. they guy I bought it of had let his kids play with the bag of old coins
I got it cheap so I will have to live with the condition.
what do you think its worth?
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Probably still worth 5/6 hundred.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Valued Member
United Arab Emirates
283 Posts |
Wow I have been looking for a half penny for some time now.
Still no luck :(
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Well done mate, Great find  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Not going to comment on this one, if fake or not, based on pictures only.
The stakes are just too large. I fear on making an unfair judgement, either way.
I am not in a position to examine this one 'in hand', and that needs to be done, by someone who knows.
Take it to a professional dealer, who is very experienced in these.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I am in Fremantle tomorrow, I will pop into Stirling with it
funny thing is it was the 2nd coin I pulled out of the bag, I couldn't believe my eyes when I read the date, then when I checked all the numbers, letters, die cracks I was amazed I had found it.
still cant find an incuse 50 though
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