Opinions on this Half Cent, please...

ECHOES

The coin is a much darker brown in hand,
your thoughts, please...

Staircoins

Seems to be a fair amount of unevenness about the surfaces on the obverse - porosity, perhaps? And I'm afraid that I detect the beginning of some corrosion at 6:00 near the rim on the reverse.

I suspect that this is one of those coins that looks better in hand than blown up this large.

291fifth

Corroded and chemically cleaned.

zeebob

Cleaned and retoned.

VG maybe F obverse, VF reverse.

Too bad, I'm actually trying to buy one of these in MS64 or MS65 right now. Tough to find.

MikeInFL

There is definitely something going on with the obverse on this coin.

Longacre

Smoothed or puttied obverse, some pitting. I cannot in good faith give that coin a grade, and I certainly cannot offer you a sticker.

AnkurJ

I still like it. So are we entered in your giveaway?

Cocoinut

Corroded and cleaned. It has a very unnatural color. I'd pass on it.

Jim

ECHOES

Forgive my french, but my photo skills for lack of a better word, suck...
Again the coin is much darker in hand, learned a good lesson today.
Thanks for your replies...

leothelyon

<< <i>Corroded and chemically cleaned. >>



Wouldn't such a coin appear more orange, the color of copper? Dark red-brown copper has always been difficult to photograph. The picture is more flooded with light than photoshop contrast.


Leo

Cam40

check the edge of the coin
if it has a seam, its a cast copy, or could be an electrotype counterfiet with that edge seam

morgandollar1878

THIS HALF CENT IS VERY LIKELY TO BE COUNTERFIET!!!!!!!