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<p>[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 270187, member: 1242"]I agree with zaneman and Frank, the coin is authentic! You would never get such a stong strike with such crisp details if the coin was a counterfeit or a restrike. The coin appears to be of a high grade and I would say at least an MS-63 but may go much higher. I have seen a lot of Mint State examples of this Date and other Bust Halfs but don't often see such great detail on the Stars, Miss Liberty and the Eagle that this coin has! The toning, the holder and the mediocre pictures mask a truly beautiful Bust Half with lots of Mint luster!</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that the Seller cut their' own throat with the auction by having a low Feedback rating, not offering much information about the coin, not having better pics and not having a Reserve. If I would have been bidding on the coin, I would have inquired about the holder in which it resides (good catch and point Doug), would have copied and pasted the pics of the coin to my PC in case of a bait and switch and required that the coin be shipped by Registered Mail.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="huntsman53, post: 270187, member: 1242"]I agree with zaneman and Frank, the coin is authentic! You would never get such a stong strike with such crisp details if the coin was a counterfeit or a restrike. The coin appears to be of a high grade and I would say at least an MS-63 but may go much higher. I have seen a lot of Mint State examples of this Date and other Bust Halfs but don't often see such great detail on the Stars, Miss Liberty and the Eagle that this coin has! The toning, the holder and the mediocre pictures mask a truly beautiful Bust Half with lots of Mint luster! I believe that the Seller cut their' own throat with the auction by having a low Feedback rating, not offering much information about the coin, not having better pics and not having a Reserve. If I would have been bidding on the coin, I would have inquired about the holder in which it resides (good catch and point Doug), would have copied and pasted the pics of the coin to my PC in case of a bait and switch and required that the coin be shipped by Registered Mail. Frank[/QUOTE]
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