It's clean enough to get a 66 but the weak reverse will keep it to a 65 . Still I like the subtle toning .
I love contemporary counterfeits too though I only have one . Usually they are hand cut dies like your Bust half , so easy to tell they're fakes ....
What's the give away , since I don't collect these I do like a nicely toned coin .
Is it even gold ? Could you weigh it for us . I'm thinking contemporary fake .
Beautiful Franklin , MS-65+ .
Beautiful 1812 , I'll go 53 .
Any 1795 half is nice , especially if it has a lot of meat like this one .
I'll report it now .
Nasty looking fake especially on zoom .
Could we see a pic of the reverse ? I 'd like it too as I'm still looking for my 1795 Half as I know I'll never own a '94 unless I win the lotto .
Don't you love it when a good trade goes through , you get 2 happy collectors with new coins they both can enjoy . WTG .
They seem too wide , rounded and short for adjustment marks .
Very nice rare coin Doc . The I/I is the common one , though I would have thought by 1876 the II/II would have been more common especially at...
The counterfeiter can look up a legit coin , then use the same # and grade to match the fake coin to the legit coin .
There are some darn good fakes out there . Look at some of those old Mideast gold fakes . Most you can't tell are fake without looking for...
Nice find . 90' rotated as the others said .
How'd you do Bill ?
Remember this is probably a bad scan , so color and some lost detail can be expected . Would I touch this coin , no . But is it fake ? I don't...
Just my 2 cents , buy only something you're really happy with . If a coin cost a little more than you want to spend but you really like it , it...
The color looks fine , but it should cartwheel like any other coin . The fact that it doesn't means it could have been cleaned . Now I say could...
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