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    Real or Fake?

    Could this item be real or fake?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=016

    Thank You,
    Larry Nienaber
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    It appears to be a fake. There is no metal flow in the design elements bordering the edge. Also the outer margin of the reverse face shows a downward slope (downwarping), indicating that this half dollar was trimmed with a hollow punch or similar device. There's another undersized half dollar somewhere on eBay that appears to be the result of the same sort of mischief.
    Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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    • #3
      Thanks Mike! I also saw the other one. I like that word you used "mischief".

      Thanks again,
      Larry Nienaber

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      • #4
        I was tempted to call an alert on this one.

        It is an awful shame to be ripped off like this. All it takes is something like this to erode any kind of faith in the hobby.

        Yet, like many, I just turn my head, but what can anyone do?

        Just get educated, which is the most meaningful, and remarkable defense against this kind of crap.
        CONECA Errorsope Editor

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        • #5
          Checkout this one...

          http://cgi.ebay.com/KENNEDY-50c-ON-5...QQcmdZViewItem

          Larry Nienaber

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          • #6
            That one looks real. I see conspicuous metal flow in the letters adjacent to the coin's edge on the reverse.
            Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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