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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 367762, member: 11521&quot;]I am very hesitant to call it a counterfeit. Nothing jumps out at me telling me it is fake. The obverse rim has something going on from 6:00 to 10:00 and on the reverse the two hemispheres and the sails have no detail but those don&#039;t necessarily point to a counterfeit. The lack of detail could be due to wear or a weak strike. On the reverse above the &#039;C&#039; of COLUMBIAN there is a small mark that I cannot make out; it could be toning, it could be a hit or it could be a raised bump (which could be an indication of a counterfeit). Without better images it is really hard to say.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I really see nothing that would make me think this coin is counterfeit. If it is a fake it is a good one. I don&#039;t see the point of counterfeiting a common, low-priced coin. It is much more common to see a counterfeit Hawaii Half or Old Spanish Trail half that are worth many, many multiples of a common Columbian Half. If it is a counterfeit maybe the counterfeiter used this coin for practice before tackling a much more valuable coin that would attract more scrutiny.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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