Opinion Needed On This 1893 Columbia Half Dollar

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molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 3:07 pm Hi guys, I'm quite unfamiliar with US classic coins yet I own a few. This one is on auction in a local online auction house in Turkey, with a starting price of around $3.8 US. Do you think it's genuine and how much would be a realistic price for this coin as I am thinking of bidding a bit on it. Any insight or opinion welcome. Thanks. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Link to the auction : https://www.janusmezat.com/urun/231...ca-12-35-g-r Edited by molydeii 05/18/2020 3:11 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 3:28 pm The coin is a commemorative half dollar. Value for the coin in photo is around $10 US. I own one because I like the ship. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 3:47 pm Slider23 : Thank you It seem to been in circulation for a while and then somehow had a very dark toning. I'll bid a bit so I guess $10 is a fair amount of bidding Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/18/2020 4:22 pm I'll say EF details (environmental damage). Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 05/19/2020 11:00 am Coinfrog = thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
JGpenny Valued Member Canada 153 Posts	Posted 05/19/2020 7:07 pm I recommend you dont buy this coin as it is damaged - you should look from problem free examples. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 05/19/2020 8:46 pm JGpenny = thank you for the advice. The coin is almost $10 plus %20 auction house commission so I decided not to bid at it. I do not mind some toning or circulation on coins more than 100 years old but discolouration on this one is really quite dark. Some relatively old US coins nowadays tend to go crazy prices here in Turkey so some sort of a trend must be settling in. Thanks for the advice! Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/20/2020 6:04 pm With the rough porous surfaces and the strange coloration I have some serious doubts as to authenticity. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 11:47 am Conder101 : That is something else that came to my mind. The coin seems too dark and some details on the heads side seems a bit vauge to me. The auction house selling it is a reputable one here in Turkey, yet they are probably not much experienced with older US coins. I have seen them handling PCGS graded Morgans and Peace dollars before, but that one is raw. It'll probably go around $ 20 plus some commision, so I'd rather stay away from that one. Thank you for the advices guys Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 06/02/2020 10:36 am For those who may wonder, it went about $25 + %15 commision in the auction. Comparing to ebay, I found this expensive. Report this Post to the Staff
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