Is this a real or fake 1795 half dollar?

CoinPhysicist

Someone over on reddit /r/coins posted this 1795 half dollar and asked if it's real or not. My gut says fake, but I know there are many experts around here, so I wanted to see what the people on CU think. To me it looks like a cast fake, but a pretty convincing one.

https://imgur.com/a/e8vhTJh

Treashunt

Looks real, but is that the one that you'll get?

CoinPhysicist

The area between the stars and the denticles from 3 oclock to 4:30 is what kind of off my fake radar. Also the reverse feathers on the eagle bothered me.

It's not my coin, someone was asking if it was real or fake on reddit /r/coins. I voted fake based on what I said above. But I know that many of you here know more than I do so I wanted to see what you thought since I could potentially learn something.

LindeDad

Why is it still RAW is my first question? You can't touch a real one for less than a thousand.

mbogoman

There are a lot of raised bumps in the fields on both the obv and rev. This is usually a sign of casting. It could also be a corroded die, and if so, would probably be a known variety. But flowing hair halves are not my are of expertise, so I can't say if it is. If it were me, I would err on the side of caution...

CaptHenway

@Treashunt said:
Looks real, but is that the one that you'll get?

This.

scubafuel

I’d say it’s good. Check out the wear pattern at the upper dentils on the obverse due to edge lettering. Seems like a pretty subtle thing to be able to fake but anything’s possible.

asheland

Agree it kinda looks ok to me...

LoveMyLiberty

Pretty sure this is a real Half Dollar T-14 in Tompkins book
and 113a in the Overton book. The A in STATES was struck
over an E and the bumps next to star 15 is normal to me.

Mark

As @Treashunt and @CaptHenway asked, here is where the picture comes from: https://liveauctioneers.com/item/73126139_1795-flowing-hair-half-dollar This is a June 28 R. Howard Collectibles auction. I have not looked on reddit, so I don't know where the reddit photo is supposed to be from.

logger7

@LindeDad said:
Why is it still RAW is my first question? You can't touch a real one for less than a thousand.

Absolutely, looks high end. I would check to see where those pics came from.

Topdollarpaid

Could it be a contemporary counterfeit ?