This half looks all wrong to me! Anyone else?

6 stars/7 stars seem reversed, hair locks, whole coin looks copied. Am I mistaken, how many variations were there? The seller seems to have great feedback, even though he wants moon money for what I believe to be common coins.
Thanks for your input!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1839-Early-Half-Dollar-Almost-Uncirculated-C119-/270943463386?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item3f157d27da

 

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Looks like a harshly cleaned, dinged up VF/XF to me. I don't see an issue with authenticity in my eyes.

Remember these reeded edge pieces looked quite a bit different than the lettered edge ones.

 

Thanks Chris, very unfamiliar with Bust halves. I appreciate the response!

 

Is it dinged up/cleaned or is it the lousy 'scan'?

 

Very well could be sir, I am just responding to the image. If the coin is actually very pleasing in hand, that is an epic fail in posting a photo of a coin to attract bids.

 

Best way to tell is in hand. Too much 'jing' for a crap-shoot though......

 

the lousy 'scan'

 

I think it's a scan, BTW it has a two week return and the seller has decent feedback. The neutrals call the buyers expertise into question more than the sellers.

 

It looks authentic, but harshly cleaned. It is buffed or whizzed.

 

Harshly cleaned?

How can you tell from a scan?

 

The coin looks real. The image appears to be a scan of a dipped EF/AU.

 

Lousy scan

 

If I understand you correctly, this will help explain the differences you see.

http://www.ngccoin.com/NGCCoinExplo...atID=39&Designation=MS&PopSubCat=Early-Halves