Counterfeit Capped Bust Half

Reverse pics?

Is that rust on it?

The diameter of CBHs is a bit variable since these coins were struck in an open collar press. Notice the fishtailing on the reverse peripheral devices- that is an indicator of significant radial expansion of the planchet during striking.

Thanks for the replies. The corrosion is odd not really rust, The color of this coin is just like another counterfeit I have. I bought this for $43 off ebay as a holed Capped bust Half with hole AU details. And to Kookoox10 I'm good with this coin for $43 no hard feelings at all and I am choosing to keep it knowing you would take it back. I collect counterfeits too so long as they are not expensive. I have around 200 of these Capped Bust halves and I have 3 counterfeits I know for sure. I am trying to get some input on this coin to see if anyone agrees with me. I'm 95% sure it's counterfeit because it's so big and feels different and looks odd. There are some very smart people on this sight and some of these people can spot the smallest detail or lack of it, truly amazing. Thanks, Jim.

Destroying a coin (e.g. melting it down) is a lot of work. It's my understanding that the expedient of holing detected fakes was primarily a bank practice. Holes were also drilled to see if a suspected counterfeit had a copper or base metal core, so sometimes these aren't all the way through.

Do note that I said "indicator" and not "proof" - there were certainly instances where coins were wrongly holed (I have a Mexican 8 reales that appears to be in this category, albeit it's easy to see why it might've been incorrectly judged to be fake), or holed for the purpose of wearing as a pendant (the orientation of the hole being significant in making this determination). But those folks who contend that genuine coins were routinely holed for ease of carrying on a piece of twine or a thong are, I think. "whistling past the graveyard," so to speak. A random hole ought to be viewed as presumptively identifying a forgery, and necessitating a very thorough examination of the coin, including weighing it and determining its specific gravity.

I am confused. The details all look quite accurate. I've never heard that people used to drill holes in coins for cancellation. Maybe this coin was hammered onto a door, as I've heard it was common practice in the old days to hammer a coin on the door for good luck or something. Maybe the hole was for some kind of jewelry. I don't think the strange position of the hole would be a direct evidence that this is fake, because there are LOT of coins out there that are completely genuine, but have a random hole for God knows why.

Lucky

Drilling a hold was NOT an indicator of a fake.

It was very commonly done in the 19th century.

I believe the coin is real.

Not the look of a contemporary fake.

I've also read that someplace, and I'd guess that was done most often with cents. When I was young, that had taken the form of setting a penny into concrete. However, I'll stand by my remarks that the holing of this coin raises my suspicions as to its authenticity, and I do see some other things about it that reinforces that impression. We really need a weight here, it's a vital diagnostic for exposing a contemporary counterfeit.