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Does This Hudson Half Dollar Look Genuine?

Russell12Russell12 Posts: 726 ✭✭✭✭✭

The ebay seller seems legit. Any thoughts?

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  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Of all the fake Hudson halves, this one is the most fake.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,283 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 24, 2026 7:55PM

    If it's not fake, it should be.

    It's pretty ugly, even if real. I voted real and ugly.

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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pass, regardless if fake or not

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,861 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I vote real. If price is right . . .


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  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 16,276 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin looks genuine, though unappealing to me.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 24,227 ✭✭✭✭✭

    keep looking.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,639 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I don't like it because the lettering and devices are not sharp. I'd pass, no matter what the price is over face. There is a reasaonable chance that it is a fake.

    The mintage was mostly sold to a dealer who cornered the market and charged high prices for the time. After paying a premium like that, only fool would damage the coin like this.

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it looks genuine and it looks like it may have been a pocket piece.

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,415 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    I'd pass, no matter what the price is over face.

    Really? I'd pay 51 cents for it without hesitation. :D

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,639 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @BillJones said:
    I'd pass, no matter what the price is over face.

    Really? I'd pay 51 cents for it without hesitation. :D

    Go ahead. I am too old to mess with such stuff. I only get to a few shows a year and would not want to waste my time peddling it.

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  • ColonelKlinckColonelKlinck Posts: 412 ✭✭✭

    It’s genuine.
    These are notoriously struck mushy

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