1859,o conterfeit??

[wild willy]

hi guys willy here!! i went to a coin shop a couple weeks ago and asked the guy how much he would give me. he looked it over and came back and said it was a fake. ive had this coin for years . it was not dug i bought it off a guy for 15 dollars. it looks like its real and feels it too. so i guess i have to weigh it and see what my detecter rings up at. it wouldnt be made a fake because of the year wich is pretty common. willy

[Salty Dog]

Looks real to me Willy ,I would have some one else check it out,he didn't offer to buy it,did he ,cool looking coin/fake ,Dave

[giant056]

I'd have someone else look at it cause it looks real on my screen

[rsarge1]

yeah what they said take to a reputable coin dealler and have them check it nice looking though

[psychposse]

According to the Red Book it is real.

Liberty Seated Half Dollar - Variety 1 with no motto above eagle

Variety 1 ended in 1853 but was then resumed from 1856 to 1866

As worn as your coin is it would probably be a G4 ($30.00)

There were 2,834,000 1859O coins produced

[Nitro 54]

So what was supposed to be wrong with it, making it a fake ?? Even the O looks like it is raised and not stamped.

[greg]

What did the guy say was fake about it.

[coinnut]

Hey willy, Here a short story about some counterfeit coins that are produced at many different times for different reasons. Not all counterfeits are of the 1877 Indian, '09 S VDB, etc... It's easier to get 30-40 bucks for a common coin and not get caught. Not saying yours is not real, but generally a person who has been collecting or dealing in coins for many years remembers all the tell tail signs that a fake coin has. So it may be that person recognized a part of that coin that was fake and new it instantly. Even though this site does not list the &quot mintmark, it still may be talking about yours.

http://books.google.com/books?id=xpc...ar&f=false

[russellt]

it looks real to the untrained eye which is what im equipped with.. silver halves come in at a solid 88 vdi on the V3i. it would be interesting if you could air test the fake one and another silver half. im not convinced its fake.. if it is , they did a great job faking it

[Full Metal Digger]

In my mind there is a difference between a modern fake and a counterfeit coin from the period. As far as modern fakes go, probably not much reason to fake this coin. If it is a counterfeit coin created during the period then it might have more value as a counterfeit. When I look at the pictures, the flat areas around the letters and images just don't have that struck look to me. But that is just my opinion and I am not any kind of expert.

[Judy]

I agree with the others, I'd definitely take it in to a coin professional...find out if it is really a fake or is it a counterfeit from the period??

[wild willy]

i would say fake was a poor choice of wording in my part. that would be conterfeit!. thanx george ill check that out. also i found a book that i bought on conterfeits at a yard sale. its from the 50s. thats a find in its self. willy

[Judy]

Hey a counterfeit coin can be worth tons more than the original coin!!! I think ANY counterfeit old coin is a score big time!!!!!

I have a beauty counterfeit coin that is one of my favs! Half Penny Token!!!

[wild willy]

thats cool judy!! the odd thing is he just said something doesnt look right about it. he didnt get into it and didnt offer to buy. he also turned down a 1909s saying the same thing. except this time on the s itself didnt look right. i guess i can start another post with that. willy

[giant056]

I wouldn't be going back to that guy Willy

[del]

it just has a drab dull gray look to it but it does look real to me Willy , hey out of curiousity what was the name of the counterfiet book you found and does it list any colonial coins in it.

[Judy]

Yeah Larry's right - forget the schlep thumbsup01

[MrJeep]

A while back I found this interesting story about the Chinese counterfeiting U.S. coins. Apparently it's big business. If you go to ebay and type in “Replica seated half� or any other old coin, you’ll find just about any old coin you’re looking for “counterfeit� and cheep. Check out the factory here. http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins...rfeiting-Ring/

[Nitro 54]

Interesting Mr. Jeep