1910 Indian Head Half Eagle ?

Hello All and Happy New Year, I have absolutely no experience with this type of coin and would like your opinion.

My wife handed me this coin and said that her mother has had it for some time. She (her mother) remembers her mother (wifes grandmother) showing it to her when she was young.

Any thoughts? Is there some way of telling if it’s a fake? Any guesses on the grade? If you have any questions I’ll do my best to get the answers.

Thanks for the help.

 

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Here are a couple other photos with less flash and some slight edge sharpening with Photoshop.

 

It looks okay to me.

But..........


Then again, I am not an expert on this (or anything except Red & Blue Books) for that matter.

Still, those Chinese fakes appeared long after your wife's grandmother supposedly got this coin.

 

I don't see anything that makes it look fake to me. Being circulated makes it more likely the coin is genuine.

 

It looks ok from here; but I'm no expert. Just don't try to clean or polish it, that would dramatically reduce the value to a collector.

 

I think it is an OK AU50

Ruben

 

Gentlemen, I thank you for your responses and opinions!

 

Looks pretty good to me and comes in at around AU-55 IMO

 

Are you talking about what looks like the double profile(chief and eagle) on the coin?

 

I am just curious about the length of the eagle's tail, it seems to reach all the way off the coin. I am no expert, all I am going on is the pic. in the Red Book. I think grade wise, AU-55

 

My first thought was that it looked too well struck.

I'd take it to a local dealer or coin show and show it to someone who can examine it in-hand and provide an assessment. Either that, or much higher resolution photos along with a very accurate weight measurement....

Hoep this helps...Mike

 

Looks okay to me......see the reverse of my 1909-D in a PCGS 61 holder:

 

Thanks Catbert, that answered my question about the length of the tail. :bow: I'm always learning

 

Me too, 4largecents, me too.

 

No I haven't but I'm sure the local coin shop will do it. I'll bring it there and have them check it out.

 

Let us know what you find out.

 

I like 'um Indian coins..............:eating:

 

The tool marks you indicated look typical for a fake... I have a book that exposes all the indications of a counterfeit gold coin... not with me unfortunately. If you cannot figure anything out, I can check in my book sometime tomorrow.