Half Dime Specialists, what am I?

23Pairer

Hey folks. Don't know much about half dime varieties, wondering if I could get a little help in variety attribution. Thank you in advance. Bob

1Bufffan

Sorry but I think this is a casted fake. details are very soft and do not look right to me. Letters are all off. maybe made for jewelry?

BillJones

It appears to be a 1795 LM-8, a.k.a. Valentine 5 and 5A. It is rated as an R-3 which makes it better than average among the 10, 1795 varieties, but not worth a premium.

yosclimber

I agree with @BillJones that the die variety is LM-8.
From the Logan-McCloskey book for LM-8:

Struck counterfeits made from dies produced by the spark erosion process are extremely deceiving; a telltale pit at top of 7 is most ominous.

This may be a match to your coin.
Authentication is advised.

Insider2

Need sharper image as the coin does not look genuine in the ones that are posted.

BillJones

Yes, the shape of the "9" did not seem to match the one of the book, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and took it as the angle of the photograph.