Raw 1797 Half Cent on eBay - would anyone here bid on this?

FullStrike

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Being very uninformed on cast counterfeits, I find myself very reluctant to consider bidding on eBay for anything like this uncertified 1797 half cent. In a holder, I might be a bidder, but raw - no way Jose.

Would anyone here put a bid in on this coin - assuming you wanted it in the first place? Why would this seller want to sell it raw anyways? How much would it cost to get this slabbed? How about turnaround time?

DickyBetz

Looks fake.

Dave99B

Looks legit to me, right down to the porous surfaces.....

Dave

jcping

Without putting into a slab, I won't touch it.

JoesMaName

I wouldn't now (at $400) - I'd have a hard time paying real money for anything like that
looks corroded, wire brushed, polished and retoned... And I should know :-)

PerryHall

Real but heavily corroded. Of the top 3 TPGS, only ANACS would slab it with the problem noted.

ziggy29

Don't think I'd go after it given it's $400 and the reserve isn't met, but it *looks* real to me.

robertpr

Looks to me like an electrotype counterfeit.

BlindedByEgo

Looks real to me. Real doctored, I don't know. But it is at the high end of retail for the grade.

Not the coin for me, fer shure.

BigMoose

Its real but has very bad porosity/corosion. Looks like a metal detector find.