Yes. I think you are correct.
After closer examination of the REAL, excuse me, the only known example and NOT the OP's, I believe it is a Philadelphia mint production but...
Obvious counterfeit. Looks like a modern Chinese copy.
50¢?
$10 each for circulated British pennies? Is that a typo?
Do they call pennies "cents" in Great Britain?
Postal Society?
I would say that at the time and location you bought it, it was worth a dollar.
Got a kink in my neck.
I had a couple of thought while reading replies..... 1. We never "own" our coins, we are just temporary curators. The coins will outlast us all....
One has to watch even when buying slabbed coins since China is making many fake slabs. Buy from a dealer whom you trust.
I think Paul's post covers it the best. Off topic but, other things affect the price of a coin. There is "market presence". There is also the...
MS 61 or 62. Doesn't make any difference , really.
Looks to me like it was pounded into an encased coin and then popped out.
Sometimes someone calls with a questions such as, "Do you have a 1934 S silver dollar and how much is it?" Well, yes. I have that but I don't...
Oh. Beautiful coin and a hell of a find! (grrrrrrr)
When you get to see as many coins and estates as I do, you begin to expect things like this (I call them a "cherry" cause I pick 'em!) to happen...
As to # three above. They aren't spending money, they are MAKING money. It is in the third year of a reality series (if they make it there) that...
No way would I complete that sale.
AU 50. Perhaps cleaned.
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