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What do you think of my new half cent?

BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Just picked this up. Thoughts and comments welcomed.


Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it, but have to ask - is it genuine?
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

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  • NickelMikeNickelMike Posts: 195 ✭✭✭

    What’s with the color?

  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My first thought was is it genuine. I looked up an example on coin facts and they look similar. So I am in no position to say one way or the other. If it is genuine then it still has some meat on it. Not sure about the color or surface condition with those photos.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It doesn’t look genuine to me.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,312 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think we need better photos. It did look fake in the photos, but they are awful.

  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 29, 2021 7:02PM

    Contemporary counterfeit? The details look too mushy.

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,712 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would someone make the effort to use copper for counterfeiting a half cent back then?

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  • orevilleoreville Posts: 12,084 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The lightning seems too bright. Hard to review the color of the half cent. Not an expert or even a novice about this half cent.

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 14,023 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

    That was my thought, as well.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

    That was my thought. Check the edge for a seam where the two electrotype shells were joined together and let us know what you find.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I will wait for the experts to give input....The obverse looked bad to me.... but not sure if it is the image or the coin. Cheers, RickO

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,753 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm thinking electrotype also. Hard to tell if you are not well versed in half cents or/and electrotypes. I would need to see it in hand. Electrotypes do hold some value but not nearly as much as the real deal. It needs to be authenticated by a third party grading service to make sure. There is a reason that it is not in a third party holder already. JMHO, Bob

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  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,591 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The color looks way off even if it is real.

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Color looks off and slightly out of focus images... IDK... this is one issue I'd never buy uncertified. There are just too many good counterfeits out there...

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,550 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

    That was my thought. Check the edge for a seam where the two electrotype shells were joined together and let us know what you find.

    I’m assuming that the OP fully knows what he has; but yes checking for the seam, or evidence that a seam was burnished away, is a good idea. Weighing it is also good, as I doubt the shells were filled with copper, at least not in the exact proportion needed.

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  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    C-2 variety; details very mushy on reverse as previously stated. Obverse die rust causes some of the odd look there even on genuine examples. Should have a lettered edge so the third side is important to see but especially so if there is a seam B) ...

  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,089 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @PerryHall said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

    That was my thought. Check the edge for a seam where the two electrotype shells were joined together and let us know what you find.

    I’m assuming that the OP fully knows what he has; but yes checking for the seam, or evidence that a seam was burnished away, is a good idea. Weighing it is also good, as I doubt the shells were filled with copper, at least not in the exact proportion needed.

    The obverse rim on the right side seems rather seam-like.

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  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,890 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My gut feeling is fake.
    I do not like the way it looks.
    I am not an expert on these coins.
    Best of luck.

    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,648 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lots of great opinions here!

    I was testing you….

    Third side.

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like they forgot something...

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,712 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That’s one messed up edge

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  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like a gold plated Oreo cookie someone licked the cookie part almost off!

    @MsMorrisine said:
    That’s one messed up edge

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I suppose the 'test" would have been too easy with all of the info up front B) ...

  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,228 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @PerryHall said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:

    @cameonut2011 said:

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Not that I'm in any position to cast dispersions....

    Nice pun. 😆

    Lol, yes…. But actually I was thinking electrotype….

    That was my thought. Check the edge for a seam where the two electrotype shells were joined together and let us know what you find.

    I’m assuming that the OP fully knows what he has; but yes checking for the seam, or evidence that a seam was burnished away, is a good idea. Weighing it is also good, as I doubt the shells were filled with copper, at least not in the exact proportion needed.

    The obverse rim on the right side seems rather seam-like.

    Seams rather seam-like to me too.

    Ok, ok, I'm not that funny.

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