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Valued Member
Belgium
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hello CCF just wondering are the small bulbs normal on a 1964 half dollar? its a XF obverse but the reverse is vf, if that please shed some light on it,just like to know bought it for melt    Edited by dohcollector
10/02/2015 12:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
Bubbles like that are usually a tell tale sign of a bad casting. The reverse looks horrible and it's hard to tell from the pictures, but is the edge reeded? The edge almost looks smooth from the pictures posted. That defect by the "1" and "in" could have been where the casting material was poured. Did you weigh it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Take it out of the 2x2 and then take pics
Edited by Cascade
10/02/2015 5:29 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1249 Posts |
It does look smooth. Is it even real?
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
Looks like a pressure cast fake to me!
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Valued Member
 Belgium
464 Posts |
thx for the repley's guys i took a few more edge is not reeded weight is 12.2 grams it has a 30.6 diameter    Edited by dohcollector
10/02/2015 7:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
These new pictures you can better see the seam around the edge from the mold. Definitely a fake, Sorry. Can you return it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Weight is good. I'm thinking it is a rusty die maybe?
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
should it be reeded or not? kraus says yes so it has to be a fake
i did a nono and scratched it for a test but it turns out to be silver so all in all not a big loss I think
strange that this is surfacing in belgium don't you think?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
Non reeded edge? If that much wear was to have happened Kennedy would be a blotch. Look closely at the new pictures and you can see a seam running around the edge of the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh, I didn't catch the no reeds. Maybe a magician coin then? Does it feel or sound kinda hollow?
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
lol guys no doe not sound hollow though Nway thx for the help this is def a fake coin    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
757 Posts |
Sorry it's a fake, but on thee bright side you now know what to look for if you purchase another one.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Ya, it's pretty clear now. Keep on searching
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2737 Posts |
The edge-on view shows no seam, contrary to previous comments. Nonetheless, the absence of reeding, the puffy reverse design, the odd bumps on the obverse, and the slightly low weight indicate that this is either a counterfeit or a genuine coin that has been quite abused.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Valued Member
Belgium
464 Posts |
I'm in a other timezone soo I turned in yesterday Thx again guys you where a big help and don't be sorry for this i bought it for melt and its silver so I have not lost anything... although I would of liked it to be a coin ofcourse  |
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