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1873-CC Half Dollar - Real or Fake?

C0inCollect0rC0inCollect0r Posts: 374 ✭✭
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Hi folks,

I came across this 1873-CC Half on ebay - It looks weird to me and seems to be a possible counterfeit. What do you all think?

https://ebay.com/itm/253610824819

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    amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think it's quite obviously fake!

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    DontTellTheWifeDontTellTheWife Posts: 603 ✭✭✭

    Quite the contrast of strike from obverse compared to reverse. Interestingly enough. Same seller has another 73 cc, w arrows also listed. The new one looks worse!

    I'm sure someone thinks they got a great deal!

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 27,514 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wow, it went with 16 bids. just saying

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    TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ditto on the fake opinion

    Frank

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    goldengolden Posts: 9,067 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not even a good fake.

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,255 ✭✭✭✭✭

    VG, that's F fake.

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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 13,963 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fake.

    When in doubt, don't.
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    LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agree cast counterfeit somebody just flushed $400.00.

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    oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can presume by the aforementioned comments that is not the real deal.

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    mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin is bad.

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    BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Fake. The mint mark looks to be too big, even for the "large mint mark" variety. Usually the "CC" is very small. It is also heavily cleaned which is often the way these crooks use to scrape off raised areas and such.

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    DaveWcoinsDaveWcoins Posts: 1,185 ✭✭✭

    Cast fake. I hope the buyer gets his/her money back.

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    WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭

    Note: Seller has a history of cancelling auctions if the selling price does not go their way...bet they didn't cancel this one!

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Listing gone now.... Cheers, RickO

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