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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 304607, member: 4367&quot;]I don&#039;t read anything here which automatically points to the coin being fake.&nbsp; Then again w/o a picture the only idea of what the half looks like is in my minds eye.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A half dollar being lost around the turn of say the 20th century would have been a BIG DEAL and the coin would have surely been looked for.&nbsp; Additionally, I can state for fact that finding one around a old house place or trail is a rare occurrence but it does happen.&nbsp; One has to understand there are thousands of old roads and homestead chimneys thru-out the south and besides squarecut nails finding the odd coin is a rarity.</p><p><br /></p><p>One unfortunate aspect of a modern coin forum are the naysayers who will always sew the seeds of doubt when a new significant find is mentioned...&nbsp; The only proof the OP has is his word.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>To thy own-self be true...</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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