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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1110752, member: 15929&quot;]Well, IMO, instead of value, the coin needs to be authenticated first as there are many folks out there with MAD skills at creating these even if there are &quot;known&quot; authentic errors.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A very thin line, imperceptible to the human eye, would be at the rim on either the obverse or reverse face of the coin if it were a fake. Special lighting and either a keen eye or a microscope are needed to detect this line. There &quot;could&quot; also be a a hollow sound when the coin is tapped on either of the faces.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Folks honing their machining skills will sometimes create these just to see if the can and literally any coin from a quarter on up is a good candidate.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have a Kennedy Half Dollar which has me leaning in both directions. Real! Fake! Real? Fake?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I really should send it in for authentication but since its well circulated, its authentic value would not cover the fees to get it slabbed and knowing me, thats the first thing I&#039;d do![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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