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xcelr8r New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 04/04/2024 11:51 pm Hello, I have an 1826 Capped Bust half dollar with an 1807 eagle on back with no denomination. Not sure if it is fake. I can't find another one like it on the net. Has anyone seen a coin like this? The weight is 13.82g and size is 33mm. Thank you for any help identifying this coin. Edited by xcelr8r 04/04/2024 11:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 04:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23491 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 06:13 am I don't see how that is possible rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3323 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 08:14 am Looks like a seam running from the date to about 10 o'clock on the obverse. Does it sound hollow? "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 08:18 am Well first off, the capped half dollar was first minted in 1807 not 1806 as it states in the title. Second - is that a seam I see on the obverse at K6 to about K10? a Magicians coin perhaps? Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 08:19 am hey Bump! you stole my thunder as I was researching this coin and all its possibilities..;; Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 08:52 am That's a first! to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
xcelr8r New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 09:45 am Thank you for the welcome and the replies. The coin does not seem hollow. Its weight is 13.82 grams. It is not magnetic. My coin looks to be an off-center strike on the obverse. It looks like the image is shifted right causing this to look like a seem. I put it under a microscope and the line disappears on the other side of the obverse. Thank you everyone for helping me to solve this mystery. Report this Post to the Staff
xcelr8r New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 12:31 pm I have tried putting it into a shot glass to try to bang it apart with no luck. I was hoping that the sides of the shot glass would hold the coin while I bang out the other side. I have also put it into a glass and shook it around with no luck. Not sure how to get it apart if it is a magic coin. I noticed some more things about the coin. The front and back seems to line up which I think gives more credence that the coin is not a magic one. I have looked around the edge of the coin and it has a boxed with a line thru it, stars, circle with a dot and wording FIFTY CRNTS * OR Half A OLLAR The weight of my 1826 half dollar coin is 13.82 and the coin should weigh 13.48. Also the diameter of my coin is 33mm and it should be 32.5mm. The more I dig into this coin, the more of a mystery it is. I would think that if it is a magic coin, the diameter should be 32.5mm and not 33. Both coins the 1806 and 1826 are 32.5mm. I think that if someone hollowed out the 1806 front and fit the 1826 front into the 1806 coin, it should be 32.5mm diameter. Could this be an early counterfeit coin? Edited by xcelr8r 04/05/2024 12:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
xcelr8r New Member United States 12 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 2:51 pm I think this coin is a worthless Chinese counterfeit. The numbers in the date are wrong and does not match with a real coin. The UNITED is weak and shows that it is not a genuine coin. Thank you for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 04/05/2024 2:58 pm glad we could help (but too bad it ain't real - would have been a real gem) Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187940 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 11:57 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1761 Posts	Posted 04/06/2024 12:09 pm @xcelr8r I believe you are correct: Quote: I think this coin is a worthless Chinese counterfeit. The numbers in the date are wrong ..... etc. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95254 Posts	Posted 04/07/2024 1:33 pm oh yeah - forgot to welcome you here - so to CCF Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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