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Heartones New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 10:45 pm I am new to all this . This coin is a 1/4 turn out from front to back and has the writing "fifty cents or half a dollar"along the edge. I have asked many coin dealers about this specimen they always tell me "it's fake it has been cut in half and reattached 1/4 turn out" I tend not to believe these assessments. Does anyone know of a coin such as this? Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/30/2011 11:28 pm From your description, you have a coin that was struck with a rotated die. It can be as simple as a press setup error or a die can works its way loose while coins are being struck. It was not uncommon for early American coins to be struck with a rotated die, some examples are even known to be in medal alignment. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 12:13 am Quote: I have asked many coin dealers about this specimen they always tell me "it's fake it has been cut in half and reattached 1/4 turn out" They may be "coin dealers," but they know nothing about coins. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 06:50 am to CCF Heartones. I think we would need to see some good photos of your coin,front and back and a close up of the edge. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 08/31/2011 11:02 am Quote: "it's fake it has been cut in half and reattached 1/4 turn out" Only if the letters on the edge show that they have been split and the tops of the letters are a 1/4 turn displaced from the bottoms of the letters. Otherwise it is a rotated die which is not too uncommon on the bust halves. And if that is the case I don't think I would ever trust anything those so called "coin dealers" told you about anything. Report this Post to the Staff
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