What do y'all think of my Seated Liberty Half?

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  1. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I paid $31.
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    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    It's got 'character'...........
     
    green18, Dec 24, 2016
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  4. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    It's pretty neat. Not my cup of tea aesthetics wise though. I like them battleship grey or with some album toning. :)
     
    jtlee321, Dec 24, 2016
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  5. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    But it's a lovely shade of bile and blue!?!
     
    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  6. -Andy-

    -Andy- Andrew B. -Andy- YN

    it looks like it has gone through a lot but, it is a nice buy. :)
     
    -Andy-, Dec 24, 2016
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  7. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Y'all are missing something...
     
    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  8. Paul M.

    Paul M. Well-Known Member

    Contemporary counterfeit?
     
    Paul M., Dec 24, 2016
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  9. NSP

    NSP Well-Known Member

    Is it genuine?
     
    NSP, Dec 24, 2016
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  10. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Louisiana swamp water color. You should have told me you were down here!:wacky:
     
    Santinidollar, Dec 24, 2016
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  11. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    Large date over small date.
     
    Paddy54, Dec 24, 2016
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  12. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Nope
     
    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  13. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Nailed it
     
    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  14. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Inquiring minds would like to know more....
     
    Santinidollar, Dec 24, 2016
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  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    @Paul M. beat me to it. Contemporary counterfeit, and a cool one.
     
    lordmarcovan, Dec 24, 2016
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  16. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    I'm hoping to get more information about this one too.I've never seen one like it. Not silver. Reeded edge. Has the shield design of the seated half dime, not the half dollar...
     
    C-B-D, Dec 24, 2016
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  17. Paul M.

    Paul M. Well-Known Member

    Hmm. I don't have a half dime to compare it to, but it sure looks like a reasonable likeness of the genuine 1877 half dollar obverse I'm looking at. I'm guessing it's copper/bronze and die struck (die crack around ER on reverse, possible tool marks). I'd suspect it was plated at one time, and maybe ended up buried after someone figured out it was a fake.
     
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  18. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    Now it's interesting. LOL.

    I'll be watching this to see if you get any information on it.
     
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  19. TypeCoin971793

    TypeCoin971793 Just a random guy on the internet

    Same here.
     
    TypeCoin971793, Dec 24, 2016
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  20. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    Fun coin.
     
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  21. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    It looks like brass to me, and you can see traces of the old plating. I would not be surprised if you're right about it having ended up buried for a while. Sometimes thin silver washes came off after long burial in the ground. I have dug many flat buttons from the late 1700s and early 1800s that were once silver or tin plated but lost most of their plating in the ground. Interestingly, though the thinner silver washes didn't survive the burial, I did dig a few 1830s buttons on one site that still had strands of the original thread through the shanks!
     
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