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Valued Member
United States
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I was wanting to get some opinions on this Half Cent. After comparing it to other pictures, the two on the front looks slightly different. And the ribbon piece looks almost too detailed to me. Please help me grade this and rate it's authenticity. Thanks so much! Image:  Half Cent.jpg 37.22 KB Image: Half Cent reverse.jpg 38.33 KB |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi Kodji
Could we get pics that are not taken at an angle?
Striaght down on the coin ,both sides,,
To attribute these coins design detail placement is critical with the tilt and twisted pic it is very difficult to help you with attribution.
The coin look high AU or Low mint state detail wise, but I suspect it has been fairly harshly cleaned.
Rick
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Valued Member
 United States
68 Posts |
Sorry metal these are the only pictures I have. I was more worried with the authenticity of the coin. I should probably ask the seller for another picture.
Thanks for your educated response.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I saw that one on ebay, I beleive its legit, sure looks real to me, I actually was so sure its real that its in my watch list. The seller doesn't have a habbit of selling fakes either so I think its pretty safe to consider this one legit, but I will keep an eye on this to see what everyone else says |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks Bryan. Have you looked at the 2 on the front and the flip out of the ribbon on the back of the head? I compared them but I am not sure. It might just be the picture.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Its better to be on the suspicious side when a coin like this is not slabbed,, as much as I like my raw coins!!
There are some which for authentification I will only buy slabbed and break out.
Rick
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just by the photos Given the coin looks like it has a cast apperance or mybe like it was re-colored or something so a little porous or grainy looking for me. But it could be just the pic If the price is right maybe. Who ever took the photo should of also used a contrasting color and not a complimentary color in the back ground , which in my opinion ( no knowledge Of) could make the coin appear more red. And I agree on the photos needing to be straight down, And I also agree that Brian spends enough time on ebay that He would be able to tell you about the seller's ability to be trusted Edited by scoutjim99
11/23/2006 7:48 pm
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Check out the pics now. I trued the color up a little and made them a little bigger.  Just because I can.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you Bryan and Scout. I think the coloring comes from the indoor lighting when they took the photo. Of course I'm not sure. I just bought a coin that had the same hue to it on the pictures, but was definitely silver when I received it.
I spent time today reading about the seller's credibility. They are definitely volume high-grade sellers. Does anyone see anything on the coin that doesn't seem right?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I dont, as I said before I even have it in my watch list, and the grainy part scoutjim is talking about is about the norm with these coins. I had this one in my dansco when I first started, its a little corroded but as you can still see its nicely detailed. And as I stated before keydatecoin on ebay is a very reputable dealer and has very many high dollar coins and most are in super high grades and he has A NO QUESTIONS ASKED 5 DAY RETURN POLICY,YOU MUST BE 100% SATISFIED OR NO DEAL policy so you can't go wrong  Edited by Bryan1315
11/23/2006 9:20 pm
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Valued Member
United States
68 Posts |
Thank you for all of your efforts!
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Valued Member
United States
68 Posts |
Bobby,
I don't think the pictures got posted. I saw a link to only what you had below. But I am looking forward to seeing them :)
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
click on your original links to the pictures, thats what he cleaned up
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7123 Posts |
The pics are much better,, I'm almost certian the coin is authentic, but I'm also just as certian that it has been cleaned.
Rick
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Valued Member
United States
68 Posts |
Thanks again everyone. I don't think I would spend over $100 for it if it's been cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
830 Posts |
Kodji, it's genuine. It is highly doubtful that anyone would bother counterfeiting that coin because it's fairly common for a Half Cent. Better photos from the seller would help in ascertaining its condition and variety. There are three varieties of the 1832 Half Cent. |
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Posted 11/23/2006 4:53 pm
