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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3366742, member: 27832&quot;]Actually, I should also suggest that you compare its thickness to a <i>lightly circulated</i> half-dollar, not another Barber half. A well-worn Barber half <i>will</i> be thinner than a high-grade one, because the rims do wear down. If your half is the same thickness as, say, a 1964 Kennedy, then this is back to being more of a puzzle -- I&#039;ve seen quite a few coins with these suspicious features, but I haven&#039;t yet seen one with these suspicious features that was actually the proper weight and thickness. It <i>could</i> be struck from coin silver, but I doubt it.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it is thicker than a <i>new</i> half, report it to eBay right away, pointing out that the letter and star (mis)features are common indicators of fakes, and that it&#039;s too thick (implying it&#039;s not silver). If you haven&#039;t already, check it with a magnet -- but if it&#039;s thicker, it&#039;s probably silver-plated copper, and that&#039;ll behave the same way as silver with a magnet. You could probably nick it and expose copper, but I wouldn&#039;t recommend doing that yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my experience, if you file a Significantly Not As Described case, eBay will allow you to return it, and give you a refund including any shipping costs. If you call them on the phone instead of filing online, they might let you keep or destroy the fake instead of returning it to the seller (who could then sell it again).</p><p><br /></p><p>Please let us know how this works out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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