Does this 1795 half look altered/tooled?

pcgs69

Overall it looks like a decent coin, but a couple things have me concerned (besides those fingers on the coin's surfaces!)
1) does ER in LIBERTY look odd?
2) it might have been dipped previously?
3) that white coloring in front of the neck/on cheek

Is this something that PCGS would grade?

speety

I was looking at this same coin earlier today if it is the one on ebay, and i too was angry by the handling of the coin!

As for the coin, it looks real to me, O-105 (R-4) if i'm not mistaken. Looks like a F-12 to me but the greenish color on the back maybe bad news. But i am far from an expert on these so i'll let the guys who know their stuff chime in

BigAl

that coin's been around for a while.......as long as no evidence of harsh surface alteration you should be ok. be careful of filing (which may be the case w/ this coin around 1 o'clock), otherwise she looks nice based on the pics.

i bought 2 95's on impulse, at the time thinking i would not find nicer coins for the $$, I was wrong...there are enough of these around to be picky and find one you really like......I prefer a nice dark VG.

Myqqy

I just want to slap that dude across the face- what kind of nimbus holds a 1795 half in his greasy hands???

ccex

This is the coin I most regret selling. (I was between jobs at the time, in early 2001) The weakness under the date is a planchet defect, and there are some specs on my scanner, years before I had a digital camera.

PerryHall

If the "ER" looks odd, it may be a holed coin that was repaired. I'd never buy a coin like this raw especially from eBay.

RichieURich

<< <i>If the "ER" looks odd, it may be a holed coin that was repaired. I'd never buy a coin like this raw especially from eBay. >>


IMO if the coin isn't in a PCGS slab, there might be a reason for that.

TomB

The ER is supposed to look like that, you should buy yourself a copy of Overton if you intend on buying coins from this series. Additionally, I see no reason why PCGS or NGC would not slab the piece. However, I do not like the coin and the reason for this is that I believe the surfaces will show a somewhat chippy patina that is broken in small spots to reveal lighter metal. That type of surface bothers me, but 99% of others call it original.

PerryHall

<< <i>Additionally, I see no reason why PCGS or NGC would not slab the piece. >>



You were able to reach this conclusion from those pics?

TomB

<< <i><< Additionally, I see no reason why PCGS or NGC would not slab the piece.

You were able to reach this conclusion from those pics? >> >>


Well, obviously, yes. If you were to have read my response carefully you would have noted that I did not give a guarantee that PCGS or NGC would slab the piece; rather, I stated that I saw no reason they would not slab the coin. Given those images, do you see any reason to preclude the coin getting slabbed by PCGS or NGC?

PerryHall

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<< <i><< Additionally, I see no reason why PCGS or NGC would not slab the piece.

You were able to reach this conclusion from those pics? >> >>


Well, obviously, yes. If you were to have read my response carefully you would have noted that I did not give a guarantee that PCGS or NGC would slab the piece; rather, I stated that I saw no reason they would not slab the coin. Given those images, do you see any reason to preclude the coin getting slabbed by PCGS or NGC? >>



From such poor pics, I would not expect anyone to see any problems that may keep a coin such as this out of a slab. Some eBayers purposely take poor pictures so problems will not be noticable.