Doubled sided 1834/1835 Classic head 1/2 half cent???
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Hi guys and gals. I’ll keep this one short and sweet. Basically I was handed down a coin chest from a deceased relative recently and I am still confused if what I have is authentic or not. I rarely get my hopes ups for these kinds of things. The coin seems to be a double headed 1834 1835 Classic head 1/2 cent. I’m not sure if this is a counterfeit or one of the rarest defects you can come across. I’ve included three picture in this. The last one is a pic of the coin’s ridges just in case someone thinks this was made after the fact and put together? Sorry in advance for the picture quality. Thank you.
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Yes, the edge shot indicates it's 2 halves put together.
Old magician's coin,
And the images indicate that half dimes were used, not half cents.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Excellent strategy, poorly executed. And here's why I say that: the 1835 half dime is obverse 1 (large date, fancy 8, star 9 rotated clockwise). 1835 obv 1 had 97 reeds, and an average diameter of .6057". Now, it was mated with 1834 obverse 3 (Star 7 points to top of headband), which also had 97 reeds, and sported an average diameter of .6050" (only 7 ten-thousands of an inch different!)
As compared to the other two 1834 obverses, this was a winning choice. 1834 obverses 1 and 2 both had only 96 reeds, and an average diameter of .6060". Way out of tolerance, never would have passed muster.
But the execution was flawed, as the trickster chose one coin with pretty decent reeding - and another that was about slick.
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Looks like two different coins with the back sides planed off and joined together by glue or solder.
PS:
They are half dimes, not half cents.