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Valued Member
United States
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I bought a single lot of halves (Barbers, Franklins, this one) off of ebay. Pictures were distant. This Seated Liberty Half just doesn't seem right. Fake, I'm guessing? The rest of the coins were right on and still a decent deal    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like it is cast to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
Can we see the other coins? If not, hope you did better then the SLH.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
Almost looks like either a dug up or saltwater coin. I have a quarter my wife found in the ocean that looks just like that.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm certainly no expert on these coins, but, I'm going with fake. First, the date appears to be an 1876. Second, the periods on the reverse between the letters A.L.F in HALF don't make sense.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Whoops, typo on my title -- yes, it is definitely 1876. I contacted them, and they were pretty accommodating about it. They were open to exchanging it, but mentioned having a PCGS certified numismatist on staff who inspected everything. Any chance this is real before I send it back to them? http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Face-12-x...p=true&rt=nc |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1699 Posts |
No chances in my opinion. It's quite an ugly fake, too! Send her back!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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What does it weigh? It could just be corroded.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36678 Posts |
Looks like a cast 1876 Half made out of lead.
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't have a particularly accurate scale, but it read 8-10g. The coin felt a whole lot like aluminum if that's possible...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Would white metal be that light?
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Posted 08/07/2013 2:46 pm
