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Interested in folks thoughts on this 1806 Half Cent currently listed.

burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Thanks!

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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PM sent.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You're the expert. I would guess that if you are posting that its possibly counterfeit.

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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,178 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If that is a counterfeit I am losing it.

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @gumby1234 said:
    You're the expert. I would guess that if you are posting that its possibly counterfeit.

    Agree…but, dang, how are they getting little traces of verdigris in the hair folds and other devices?

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  • RLSnapperRLSnapper Posts: 580 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks fine to me.....grade wise and being genuine. Why would someone go through all the trouble to produce a counterfeit of a $300 full retail half cent? Contemporary counterfeit makes no sense either.....even in 1806 it wouldn't have been worth the trouble.

  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It seems genuine to me also, but I'm not an expert in counterfeit copper. I will say that I believe it's been artificially toned.

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 28, 2023 6:25PM

    I agree it does look authentic, until you compare it to others with the same matching marks; I have several, with 4 being in genuine TPG holders as genuine. My initial Coin Week article can be found at: https://coinweek.com/struck-counterfeit-coin-week-1806-c-1-half-cent-1-page-attribution-guide/

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 831 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow! According to your diligence and hard work the coin is counterfeit……but that coin and it’s brothers will fool many people…me among them

  • gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,589 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I knew it had to be counterfeit if @burfle23 was on the scene.

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  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Listing was removed; maybe back in another 3 years B) ...

    I think I need to write the book!

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