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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 387165, member: 11521&quot;]Any thoughts on <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D260252521672%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26ih%3D016" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26rd%3D1%26item%3D260252521672%26ssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWA%3AIT%26ih%3D016" rel="nofollow">this item</a> on eBay? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It appears to be a Kennedy Half struck on a nickel planchet. It is amazingly well centered with no date showing. The planchet appears to have been run through the upset mill as a rim is visible. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The seller provides the following information:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;This item is silver or nickel but looks to be struck on a nickel size planchet. also weight is 5 grams.&quot; (Correct weight for a nickel is 5 grams.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Q&amp;A</b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>IS THERE ANY COPPER SHOWING ON THE RIM?</p><p>There is no copper showing looks like nickel or silver</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hi, what is the edge like? Is it smooth like on a nickel or rough, like when someone used a grinder to grind it down?</p><p>the edge of coin is smooth</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>According to the seller a previous buyer backed out after winning the auction for this coin at over $400 because he decided it must be a fake. The current bid is $32.80 with a little over 24 hours remaining. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From what I can see this looks to be a legitimate wrong-planchet error. What are your thoughts? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If this is a fake how was the fake made? Would it be possible to mill down a genuine half to about the size of a nickel and have it weigh 5 grams? And how would you duplicate the raised rims?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Below is a pic of the obverse:[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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