My Newest (Oldest) Half Dollar

boiler78

This just came in the mail today and I know it is a little off topic but there is definitely a coin tie in on both the obverse and reverse of this colonial note. Yes I am aware that there is a currency forum for this but I just wanted to share this here as well. Talk about holding history in your hands!

solid

I know next to nothing of these, but it looks to be in amazingly good shape!

boiler78

solid- That makes two of us!

EVillageProwler

Boiler,

That makes 3 of us, but your newp sure looks awfully cool! Congrats!

EVP

LanLord

Cool little piece of history there.

Baley

beautiful note, so nice it almost don't look real. Fugio!

Russellp23

What does that piece of history run?

ealandg

VERY cool.

mgoodm3

Neato.

cosmicdebris

Awesome piece of history you got there.

DeepCoin

Very nice! Just out of curiosity, how do you validate the authenticity of something like this? An experienced person might know what to do, but what about a newbie who becomes interested?

tradedollarnut

I think it's AT.

coinlieutenant

Very nice Mark. Glad to see you are expanding your horizons to paper. Just what you need !!!!

Sold my national yesterday. Kind of sad but I cant collect everything...

John

boiler78

DeepCoin- Thats a very good question re: authenticity. I am a total newbie when it comes to this area but my answer would be as follows:

1. Start by buying from a reputable dealer. Ask around on the currency forum and you'll find a few.


2. As I understand it these notes were printed on a distinct mica flake paper and you can actually
see flakes of mica on many of the genuine notes.


3. I have been told that there were quite a few contemporary counterfiets produced by the British
attempting to undermine the economy of the colonies but these notes are collected along side the
genuine notes with little difference in value. In fact I would like to have a few counterfiets in my
collection because of the history they represent.

As far as prices go its like anything else with condition being king. This particular note can range from a couple hundred in good to a couple thousand in CU. I am nowhere near an authority on these and I am sure there are others here that can correct my errors and shed more light on this fascinating area.

In the meantime I am now working on a 13 colony set and lovin every minute of it.

Mark

goldrush00013

Mark, Great find you got there!!

Lakesammman

What does it grade??

Now the real $64,000 question - is that your photograph.......

boiler78

Lakes- This colonial note ic choice unc. and you know darn good and well that my camera took a dump in Portland! I still have a scanner though but I would never use it on currency. You got me on this one. I bought the note but I "stole" the image from my dealer. Which reminds me, maybe I better ask him for permission?

EVillageProwler

Boiler,

Feel free to send me your stuff and I'll image them for you. As for getting your stuff back, well, we'll have to talk about that!



EVP

RYK

It would be interesting to display your note with a Fugio Cent and/or a Continental Dollar. They share the same reverse as your half. I think Continental Dollars, in particular, are way cool, and are "patterns' as such.