is this an error?fake?gtg?1835 half cent help

This 1835 looks off to me. Is it real? If so what grade is it? Is that MD or DD? and what is going on with the L in liberty? I have a lot more questions than answers on this coin. All help will be appreciated.

 

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I'm by no means an expert on these but those denticles look very suspicious.

 

I know little to nothing about these, but IMO, a really sloppy copy.

 

Well here's what a real one looks like and with a mintage of 398,000 reported , I have my doupts.

 

Looks like a copy to me...

 

Ok thanks everyone!

 

Very different looking from Paddy's example

 

It looks like a Cohen-2 variety. Look at http://www.goldbergcoins.com/content/?page_id=3145 to see what a truly fine (not F-12) example should look like. My guess is that it may be real (based on the doubling on HALF CENT), but I couldn't be sure without seeing it in hand.
If you want an expert opinion and will be in the Dallas area April 30 – May 3, go to the EAC Convention http://eacs.org/2015Brochure.pdf

 

The Goldberg link didn't work properly. Go there and look for Auction 77 (January 26, 2014) - The Missouri Cabinet and look at Lot 142.

 

Hmmm... there's something very "modern" looking about the surfaces, like a recent copy--just my unqualified opinion.

 

Here are the images of the C-2 Cringely was trying to link. The OP does appear to be a C-2 but cleaned. Note the matching "crumbling" around HALF CENT. And the same odd triangular shaped denticals over ITE on the reverse.



Images from the Goldberg sale of the Missouri Cabinet collection Sale 77 Jan 26,2014 Lot 141

 

If a copy, it is quite good. Take a look at the die doubling on HALF CENT and compare it to the Missouri Cabinet EAC MS-64+ example (Goldberg Auction 77, Lot 142.
I do agree about the surfaces looking quite (too?) good. Perhaps a cleaning. Can't tell until I see much better pictures or in person.

 

That's a beautiful coin--the OPs certainly looks based on that die pair, but don't the details look a bit mushy for such a grade? --just wondering here.

 

IDK...there's something that tells me "Run Forest Run....
Unless it was slabed I personally would not touch it.

 

it shares a die crack on the reverse with coin that condor posted from C to A and beyond then has at least 2 other ones that i can see that are not on condors posted pic... Im no expert. just my observations

 

The one I posted earlier was a proof example and a very early die stage. Here is a mid to late stage that has the cracks mentioned.


Image from the Missouri collection lot 142.