1918 Walking liberty half Question?

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• Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,058 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 6:53PM

  Well, if you’re collecting fakes, you should jump on it.

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• 124Spider Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 6:59PM

  If it's too good to be true, it isn't true.

  I agree with Walkerguy21D; this can't be a bona fide offer of a genuine coin in that condition (and that one looks very odd to my untrained eye).

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• FredWeinberg Posts: 6,014 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 7:20PM

  Bad counterfeit

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• Shane6596 Posts: 759 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 7:22PM

  That condition at that price...something is not right

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 7:23PM

  Fake

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• TomB Posts: 22,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 7:24PM

  I hope you know that this is a terrible, modern counterfeit.

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• Walkerfan Posts: 10,226 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 12, 2023 7:51PM edited April 12, 2023 7:52PM

  Obvious counterfeit.

  Run don’t walk from this Walker…

  Sometimes, it’s better to be LUCKY than good. 🍀 🍺👍

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 13, 2023 6:27AM

  That is a phony/fake WLH... Stay away... Cheers, RickO

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• Matt97932 Posts: 245 ✭✭✭

  April 13, 2023 6:50AM

  Thanks everyone that's the reason I posted the picture. I really appreciate the advice.

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• may Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 13, 2023 5:17PM edited April 13, 2023 5:17PM

  That 9’s a dead giveaway.

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• ThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭

  April 13, 2023 5:42PM

  Gross

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