Is this a fake?

http://m.ebay.com/itm/1821-25C-Capped-Bust-Quarter-/221962548820?nav=SEARCH

Sure looks like it to me. The date is way off. I also think they only used flat based 2's for the "25 C." in 1821 as well so...

 

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It's a fake. The date is that typical Chinese garbage style. And for some reason @Markus1959 posted a capped half instead of a quarter.

 

I F'd up - sorry!

 

Chances it's real are slim and none, and Slim left town.

 

modern fake

 

$6.09 to ship it, that's fake !

 

As authentic as a three dollar bill.

 

Now wait a moment, my Rep. of Texas $3 note is real, and I like it.

 

The seller's idea of the grade is certainly fake. I can't speak for the coin.

 

Has the look of certain reproductions from a well known Chinese e-commerce site.

 

It is a nice half!

 

Mind you, I'm still learning to detect fakes, but isn't that black hole below the date a typical warning sign?

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Hard to say because the images are so blurry. I'm thinking it's just random crud/discoloration rather than something physical.

 

Markus,
I probably am missing something... The ebay coin is a crude fake however the 1821 in this thread looks like a 100% genuine O-103 half dollar. Send it in to a TPGS. IMO it will come back as genuine.

 

Yes - I accidentally posted the wrong picture!

 

Well, it's a nice Half. I don't mind looking at it.

 

Leave the guys Half alone! Geez! LOL!

 

I know it doesn't have a P mintmark, and it shouldn't.
But even if Philadelphia used P mintmarks, the P would stand for Puyang, China.

 

Seller is light on experience, you have to ask him about shipping and there are no returns. Enough red flags for me whether the coin is real or not.