Just added this to my collection! Too good to be true?

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  1. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    Any comments welcome. Looks Au cleaned.
     

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  3. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    So what........ devil.gif
     
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  4. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    C'mon @Insider - you should know not to show pics where us old guys have to crack our necks to see them!!
     
  5. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    I see your "So what" and raise you a "SO what" :woot:
     
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  6. aubade21

    aubade21 Well-Known Member

    Beautiful Half Cent!
     
  7. Smojo

    Smojo dreamliner

    Not sure about AU, the Rev edge. Can't turn monitor to give location & I ain't gonna stand on my head to look. Cleaned
     
  8. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    Well - I ain't buying it - I think @Insider is once again drawing us into a "think before you speak" situation. Bad pictures, Not indexed to see them, and to buy an original coin in that condition would cost an arm and a leg - and I think his wife would take BOTH of them from him if she found out - LOL!!
     
  9. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

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  10. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...


    What if I told you it was in an envelope crammed into a hollowed out book in a trunk at a storage auction? ;)
     
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  11. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    Heck, most everything was cleaned years ago, especially on old coppers. Those old copper guys.......ain't they much akin to the fellows on the 'ancient' forum? A cleaning don't bother them one iota..........
     
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  12. Smojo

    Smojo dreamliner

    Hey, I dabble in both sides of the light. But you are right. I still wouldn't clean a copper or non copper.
    I don't have a half cent only because of cost. I'd like to add some one day though.
     
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  13. MKent

    MKent Well-Known Member

    SOOOOO WHAAAAAAAT!!!!! I love it and can't really tell a lot about it because of the pictures but it looks good from what I see. If it was in a book at an auction that's even better.
     
  14. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator

    The pictured coin does not look genuine to me.

    Edited after a closer look . . . I thought it to be fake, but after referencing good images of known good pieces, it looks great to me. In fact, it looks like quite a nice example.

    I jumped the gun, and may suffer a public flogging for this instance . . . if the whip is long enough.
     
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  15. Daniel Jones

    Daniel Jones Well-Known Member

    OHHH! Decent half cent! I would love to own that regardless if it was touched up.
     
  16. Aidan_()

    Aidan_() Numismatic Contributor

    Not bad Insider, I do fancy a nice large cent once in a while. ;)

    Dark Side dear fellow.
     
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  17. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    Please help us understand why you say that.
     
  18. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    I want to know where he got the photos!

    Chris
     
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  19. gronnh20

    gronnh20 Well-Known Member

    I can't see the reverse real well. But, if there is a die crack from the "T" in STATES to the wreath then that coin has none higher than EF. Otherwise I might buy AU. I wouldn't pay more than EF for the coin. No matter which die pair is used.
     
  20. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    For what reason? The two worse things a professional authenticator can do is to call a genuine counterfeit or call a counterfeit good. I should like to read something you who tell the court jury to prove your opinion.
     
  21. Insider

    Insider Talent on loan from...

    You of little faith...Please read the title again.:banghead::banghead::banghead: I own it!
     
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