1820/19 Curl Base Bust half

logger7

I was looking at the reverse on this, suspicious raised metal dots at the top of the coin. But this is not a commonly counterfeited Bust.

LanceNewmanOCC

those are called dentils silly.

ok, seriously. are these what you're talking about?

logger7

No, the bubbles in the metal on the reverse up near the rim above the "F" in OF.

Goldbully

@logger7 said:
No, the bubbles in the metal on the reverse up near the rim above the "F" in OF.

TitusFlavius

Could the bubbles be die rust?

opportunity

That coin may have been in a fire. I think it's genuine.

ricko

Those look like die rust artifacts.... Cheers, RickO

GoBust

Looks like post mint damage i agree

LanceNewmanOCC

@logger7 said:

since bust halves are VERY well known for "trail dies/die deterioration" leading to metal having a stretched appearance from the legend to the rim, is it possible to get either close-ups of the area (if you have it in-hand) or just upload the original image, not cropped or reduced in size/dimensions?

i am really leaning towards just a bust half artifact but w/o clearer/larger pics, i can't be certain.