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Valued Member
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Edited by David 1974
04/22/2015 9:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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How much did you pay?
What's cull price for a Half Dollar?  I'd buy in that condition by the pound for cull price.  |
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How much did you pay? If you ask that you risk getting the thread locked. If he actually is willing to tell you then everything's cool isn't it.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin is not cull.
I am curious how the OP is using the term cull.
Most times you will hear someone say, I paid melt or spot.
Or below melt or spot.
For me hearing the term cull for this coin is odd.
I don't want to be taken as being negative, just trying
to understand.
Either way if the op paid $5 to $6 ...or less ...he did good
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Is that even a real Columbus?
The depth / height of the mottos seems WAY to detailed / tall / whatever you want to call it. It looks more like a 3" replica.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just compared it to mine and the letters on that one look more chunky and deeply struck for sure... I would say yes on counterfit from my comparison. Sorry:(
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Canada
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Looks like a replica, the entire design is way too high relief.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What's cull price for a Half Dollar?
Fairly cheap, but it seems as if most companies usually don't sell coins for right at melt. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yeah I thought the high relief was weird too. I wonder if he got it in a cull bag of halves for melt. Then again who would copy a cheap coin like that :/?
Edited by Bertensgrad
04/22/2015 11:19 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok I searched online and they do sell that year in a replica on Chinese ebay for like $1.50 ;(. I can't tell the difference between an actual real one and the one they were selling as fake. His may be real and just has funky lighting idk. I would link to the listing but linking to that site is banned here. The important thing is that they are faking them. I pay $7 for junk silver halves, though slot of them are far from junk. Edited by Bertensgrad
04/22/2015 11:33 pm
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Valued Member
 United States
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The coin is a real Expo half dollar...its not a replica. I believe the lighting may have made the strike seem like high relief. I just thought for a coin labeled "cull", that I got a good deal considering the detail on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Really, I'm curios what the photography guys will have too say about it?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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If cull = bullion price, I would be happy to pay.
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For reference I paid $13 for $1 face value....so basically $6.50 a coin.
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Maybe it's the photos, but it has the look of pewter. Have you given it a ring test?
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