1795 flowing hair half dime

this belongs to a friend of mine, he offered to sell it to me for $100, should i take the offer?

the back of this coin is not tarnished, i just couldn't get a good picture of it, it look the same as the front, any grading numbers pop out and an approx. value?

 

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:eating: wait for it.

 

It's an obvious counterfeit, probably worth a dollar or two.

 

why wait, i priced it in coin prices mag, this the June 2010 issue, at the lowest, its worth $1,050

 

you could get this one for $4750 http://www.superiorpreciousmetals.com/include/rare_coins_details.cfm?prodid=159

 

Counterfiet!!!

it has the weight and all distinct markings, and the right color for a coin of its metal composition, why must it be fake, he also had a pawn shop offer him $400 for it, soooo........

 

Compare it to an authentic piece: 1795 Half Dime Varieties
Look at the rim/denticles, also the lettering and date is way off.

 

tell him to
RUN! to that pawn shop, quick!

Fast

Don't wait!

and get rid of it ASAP!

Before the Chinese realize that one of their fakes is missin.

 

well, judging by this one, it appears its different, could it be anything else

 

I wasn't saying to wait on buying it, I was saying wait for the comments that were sure to come along.

 

Hunter, sorry to tell you but that is a pretty bad copy of a 1794-1795 half dime.

here is what a real one looks like:


The flowing hair half dime was minted in 1794 and 1795.

 

even if a friend,why would someone sell a $1k coin for a 100? in that grade it would be more like a 4k dollar coin.I dont have any friends that are that nice...

 

i measured it with a set of calipers, it's almost 38mm (1.496in) in diam. and is .090 in thick

 

its not real sorry.

 

well, i know its not real, now... what is it though, could it be another denomination or something else?

 

According to CoinFacts the diameter for the half dime should be 16.5 mm, and it should weigh 1.3 grams.

 

its a Chinese fake.not U.S minted,fantasy money

 

So they got something right in the faking of it.

 

thats more than double the size of a real one, sorry to say, but at least you checked here before you blew $100. Smart move. Or you could give him the $100 and find out where that pawn shop was!

 

If a pawn shop is willing to pay him $400 for it than why would he offer it to you for $100?