Does this bust half look original?

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  1. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

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  3. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    I always look at the Date first (if something else doesn't blaringly show itself).


    compare
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    another die.
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  4. Rheingold

    Rheingold Well-Known Member

    Sorry, this coin looks polished and improperly cleaned to me:sorry:
     
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  5. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

    Well, back to the seller it goes then.
     
  6. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    that link is not even the same coin. 1826 vs 1828

    oops .. it's one of those "listing not available, but here's something similar" thing I got.
     
  7. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

    It is generally accepted that these old halves were cleaned in a previous generation or two. Our numismatic ancestors didn’t view cleaning coins as we do. Old cleanings are regarded as acceptable typically.
     
  8. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

    idk why ebay does that, it's a pain in the neck.
     
  9. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    obviously cleaned/polished.
     
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  10. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    When I look at these I worry when they are cleaned like this.
    They are nicely polished.
    The stars are clean but have the dirty stuff around them (basically emphasizing the looks of the stars). Then the bust has really detailed areas of the hair and shoulder button.

    I'd go searching on aliexpress for similar ones just to be sure.

    now, for everything that I buy, I research it's probability of being a fake first before bidding. I've been buying a lot less lately just because it takes the "convenience" of buying something out of the equation.

    This certainly was polished up nicely it seems.
    I don't know if this is a fake or not, but I would have skipped it.
     
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  11. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

    That's what i get for looking at the sellers pics on my phone instead of my laptop, i couldn't really see the polishing in the sellers pics, and in hand it isn't fully "bright" like a newly polished coin would be. My gut says it's genuine, but i don't really want a polished coin in my collection, so I'm returning it.
     
  12. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Definitely cleaned/polished; Clawcoins said it very well.
     
  13. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Exactly. Yuck.
     
  14. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    before you package it away can you go to a well lit room (don't use your cellphone light, etc).
    and take pictures of it from STRAIGHT ABOVE so it's not at an angle.

    I want to see if the "6" is skewed higher than the other numbers as it kinda looks like it is.
     
  15. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

    Sorry, i already packed it up and dropped it in a mailbox, i had some errands to run and figured i'd take care of it. If i missed out on a super rare variety, please don't tell me, I'll be kicking myself over it.
     
  16. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    lol. no. I was going to see if I could find a duplicate fake. usually shifted numbers is one thing I look for as I learn more about counterfeits.
     
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  17. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    There are several different date positions for the Overton varieties of each date. This one looks real, just harshly cleaned.
     
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  18. Clawcoins

    Clawcoins Damaging Coins Daily

    ok. Those Overton varieties I'm learning about too. There's so much to learn about a particular date of a coin it's sometimes totally overwhelming. lol
     
  19. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    Wait till you see the 1827 Overtons. The stuff of nightmares.
     
  20. atcarroll

    atcarroll Well-Known Member

    And that's why I'm only putting together a date set. For now.
     
  21. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

    It's a cleaned VF O-102--a very common die marriage. For the 57 bucks you spent you would have been OK. Sending it back it OK as well.
     
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