Fake Half Eagle 1898 maybe not . and 1887 S DIALUP WARNING
mmiller40
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I have several 1880ish half eagles. They all look pretty much the same. I purchased the 1898 a couple weeks ago on ebay. At first it looked fine. Then i turned it on it's side and noticed the reeding. It looked much more spaced out than my others so I compared. It does appear that the 1898 has few reeds per inch than any of my 3 1880 ish ones. It also seems slightly thicker. I took it to a coin shop and she agreed it did look funny. She tested and it is indeed gold. He opinion was it could go either way and that i should send it in for grading. I really don't want to spend another 30$ on a coin that I paid 180$ for that might be fake.
Does anyone know if the "reeding" changed post 1887?
Does anyone know if the "reeding" changed post 1887?
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http://boston.g4.net/coins/
i did not know of any reeding change during those two years.
but i am far from being an expert. lets see who else chimes in.
7. CORONET TYPE, No Motto Above Eagle 1839-1866
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Weight: 8.359 grams
Composition: .900 gold, .100 copper
Diameter: (1839-1840) 22.5mm. (1840-1929) 21.6mm
Reeded edge
Net weight: .24187 oz. pure gold
8. Variety 2 - Motto Above Eagle 1866-1908
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Weight: 8.359 grams
Composition: .900 gold, .100 copper
Diameter: 21.6mm
Reeded edge
Mints: Philadelphia, Carson City, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco
Net weight: .24187 oz. pure gold
one would think i could quickly google and find about any reeding
change... which i am not finding...
not a good sign.
oooh, what if someone shaved off some gold and then cut their own
reeding back into the coin???
<< <i>ooh, what if someone shaved off some gold and then cut their own
reeding back into the coin??? >>
Would be really easy to check. Compare the weight and diameter of the suspect coin with the mint specs.
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What mint are your coins from ?
<< <i>The late 1800s gold half eagles from the San Francisco Mint generally have much finer reeding than those from the Philadelphia Mint.
What mint are your coins from ? >>
Hmm... All of my 1880ish coind are marked S. The 1898 has no mint mark.
The 1898 is on the left, 1887 S on right. Reeding example
1898 Front
1898 Back
1887 S Front
1887 S Back
Edited to add: If your 1898 half eagle doesn't have a mintmark, then it's from the Philadelphia mint.
Check out the Southern Gold Society
<< <i>If you want us to comment on the coins' reeding, you have to show us their edges. >>
Sorry that first link refuses to work...
<< <i>The late 1800s gold half eagles from the San Francisco Mint generally have much finer reeding than those from the Philadelphia Mint.
What mint are your coins from ? >>
What he said........
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<< <i>The late 1800s gold half eagles from the San Francisco Mint generally have much finer reeding than those from the Philadelphia Mint.
What mint are your coins from ? >>
Hmm... All of my 1880ish coind are marked S. The 1898 has no mint mark. >>
Well, there you go. (No mint mark means Philadelphia). The coins appear to be genuine.
<< <i>What kind of condition are they in grade wise? >>
Hard to tell from the photos - I'm seeing double
1898 appears au/unc details, possibly cleaned (could just be bad reflections in the pics), the 1887 not quite as good.
Impossible to give more than an impression - can't grade from even good photos with any degree of certainty...
You may want to review some of the photo threads here, and get a copy stand or tripod to reduce shake.
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