1796 Half Cent With Pole NGC Not Suitable For Certification Please Help

Where did you get it and how much did you pay?

I bought a box of junk silver and copper from a garage sale in Pennsylvania for $300 it was in there. Guy said he wasn't sure what was in there he wasn't the one who collected them.

I wouldn't consider the surface corrosion to be just moderate, more like moderate to severe and since it is over all of the surfaces that would make it difficult to impossible to look for any die features a counterfeiter might have left on the coin. think about many of the fakes that have gotten past the TPG's recently that were unmasked by repeating contact marks from the original source coin. It would be possible to make a fake die from a decent coin, but whose marks would make it identifiable, and then corrode the coin to hide those features. If the TPG certifies it they could be on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars. So rather than risk that you get a "No decision" verdict. No passable die struck fake 1796 has been seen yet, but it is a risk for them. If this had had better surfaces it probably would have been certified.

Here is the link to his original thread.

http://goccf.com/t/388004

jbuck please do not merge my post how are people suppose to know that all new information on a coin that could be worth tens of thousands of dollars is now on the 23rd comment? I want the same people who commented on this post to see a new post and not an old post with almost 1000 views and when you open it see old outdated photos. Thank you.

Thank you 1796nopole. I talked to PCGS since they have looked at it in the past and I was told by a staff member it needs to be unanimous. I asked how many graders looked at it and what the decision was between them like how many said yes its real or no its fake. She wouldn't answer that question and I wasn't allowed to speak with a grader. Id like to send it in again but not sure how to go about it. Plus I'd love if someone from EAC would look at it I contacted them they said they'd have someone get in touch with me and I haven't heard back since.

For folks interested in a deep dive on this coin, here is a link to a now-locked additional thread:

http://goccf.com/t/390354#3340569

@dstring, I am requesting that you keep the discourse here civil. We are here to help and educate people. Sarcasm belongs elsewhere. Thx.

If someone offered you 5K for this coin and you only paid 300 for the whole lot I am a bit surprised you didn't jump all over that. Bob Grellman would be an EAC member who could evaluate your coin.