Legit Coin? 1806 Half Cent

I'm not so concerned about the differences in the design. The coin posted by ShadowCreator is a "small 6, stemless" type and obviously has a different reverse die than the "with stems" variety. The wreath bow and fraction area is an excellent match for the picture in the Red Book for the stemless wreath variety for 1804; I expect the same reverse was used to make some of the 1806-dated coins. Even within the "small 6, stemless" variety I would not be surprised to learn there are multiple additional die pairs that were used. Dies from this period were hand-engraved and differ significantly from one pair to the next.

The dot above N in CENT is a centering mark and is present on many US coins from this era, not just on Half Cents.

My main concern about ShadowCreator's posted coin relates to the surface quality. Based only on my suspicion about possible corrosion, I would downgrade my value estimate to maybe $300. I would still want a return policy in case I decided it wasn't worth that much upon close examination.

Ahhh variety! I hope that it is genuine, and that it is worth good coin! (no pun intended)

I was hoping for a lower price, but a few people bid late, and it ended up at 370. It's a keeper if there's no corrosion.

Wow...great to hear! A lot of early coppers have a very dark patina that's either simply due to age or the impurities in the planchets--many turned almost black in circulation.

congrats on a nice coin! great to hear that there are still legitimately nice coins being sold on ebay.
are you planning on sending it in to a TPG? or are you gonna keep it raw? just curious =)

That green stuff near the top left of the wreath is not verdigris, right? its pretty faint