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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 4404393, member: 27832&quot;]Yes, there were quite a few contemporary counterfeits of Barber coins struck from lead or other base metals. However, one struck from lead shouldn&#039;t weigh much more than one of silver -- lead&#039;s only around 10% more dense than silver, but a normal silver half is 12.5 grams, and yours is more than double that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect someone might just have been playing around -- press a half dollar into clay or something, then pour molten lead into it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to CoinTalk![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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