Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;YNcoinpro_U.S., post: 220510, member: 3225&quot;]It&#039;s taken me a while to get my scanner to work properly and take good enough pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first is a picture of an &quot;1809 Bust Half Dollar&quot;.&nbsp; Why would I put this coin in quotes.&nbsp; Because It&#039;s not real.&nbsp; Yes, I was duped into buying a counterfeit coin.&nbsp; But, I am not complaining.&nbsp; This particular coin is likely traced back to right after the clvil war when people produced many contemporary counterfeit bust halves to account for the coin shortage.&nbsp; I weighed the coin (9.9 grams), checked the design type (crude), and checked the density (not even silver although could have had a silver wash).&nbsp; Not all that bad for $20 off of ebay.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second coin is an 1834 Classic $5 Gold coin.&nbsp; This is the very first gold coin I have ever bought and I have just fallen in love with the design.&nbsp; Nothing high grade, but a nice problem free F-12.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in