What happened to LIBERTY? 1838 Seated Liberty Half Dime

I saw this on eBay today. What happened the the word "LIBERTY" on the shield? Re-engraved maybe?

 

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Not an expert but I'd be suspicious.

 

Got a close-up? Without a closer view I suspect a fake. To be fair, with a closer view I might have the same opinion.

 

Looks like someone did a very poor tooling job then cleaned it.

 

These are the only two photos the seller provided. And if anyone's wondering, I didn't touch it with a 5 ft. pole for the evident cleaning alone.

 

Looks tooled to me. Notice the vertical lines (pale gules) in the shield. They also look tooled by someone with no skill.

 

Maybe a practice tool for beginning counterfeiters.

 

Definitely messed with so damaged.

 

LOL. I look at pretty much nothing but Seated coins 365. Never seen that before. James

 

What's up with the denticals on the reverse?

 

Here is a certified example.

 

Looks messed with I'd say. Need a better picture. If you cannot get a better image I'd pass.

This is my example for a comparison.