1821 capped bust half dollar

[$digger$]

went to my new site and found this 1821 capped bust, but it aint silver, its a copper counterfeit, not pewter. was so excited when I dug it, but now have no clue what I really have, havnt done any cleaning to it yet. rings up as +50

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Congrats! There are fewer counterfeits than real! It has value!

 

[Greylock]

That's a cool cft. I like them just as much as the real thing sometimes. Congrats

 

[$digger$]

yes i'll be going back this weekend, so much to detect, ill be there many yrs for that spot.

 

[Sooper Dave]

That's a great find! Way to go!

 

[Silverseeker]

From the pics it looks counterfeit, however. I recently dug a Seated with a similar look. After cleaning it, it was clear that it just corroded next to another metal for 130 years. yours has been in the ground longer, so it may be possible.

Here's the link

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/cleaning-preservation/384037-my-cleaning-project.html

 

[mariposagold]

The only counterfeit stuff I've had any luck finds, has been modern gold jewelry, and that aint worth squat. A vintage counterfeit half dollar is certainly much better.

Great find.

HH

 

[Argentium]

I'd be kind of surprised if it was copper - as old as it is (if period) copper is so reactive to the soil - seems a bit too nicely preserved -
any ideas about how these counterfeits were made ??

 

[BuckleBoy]

Very cool find for sure, tried to find a reference to the 1821 and only came up with this link.

Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Collectors Club

Those guys would be very interested in this coin. It's a good find monetarily, most likely worth more than a real one.

Congrats!

-Buck

 

[Argentium]

Wow - thanks's for the link pepperj I just clicked on it and realized that there's this whole aspect of U.S. coins that I was completely
ignorant of - namely the sheer quantity of counterfeits along side circulating genuine coins (period fakes) very interesting !

 

[$digger$]

thanks, don't know if I wanna try to do any cleaning to this coin yet, I hear that it destroys the value, and still trying to find out what I really have. im sure it has value, but how much is the question, I contacted
Contemporary Counterfeit Capped Bust Half Collectors Club, and they e-mailed me back, but they havnt seen one like this either, so the mystery still goes on.