Classic Head 1809 1 1

[GoldBear150]

This is my first half-cent that i come across. The "L" is  a little bit off when i researched and compare with other pictures on my, red book and NGC Coin explorer.

Is the half cent genuine or non-genuine?

[Greenstang]

Looks counterfeit to me. Date is off, lettering on reverse is off.

 

[JKK]

Stang is onto something. I looked at some genuine examples and in none of them was the 8 more prominent than the 0. One wonders whether it might be a contemporary counterfeit. It's not a coin that would make much sense to counterfeit now, though that wouldn't stop determined fakers.

[GoldBear150]

Thank you Greenstang and JKK for looking at this half-cent going into my fake coin album.

[JKK]

45 minutes ago, GoldBear150 said:

Thank you Greenstang and JKK for looking at this half-cent going into my fake coin album.

I wouldn't rush to that judgment without doing some looking. I recommend taking one of the odd spots and examining the same spot on several dozen slabbed 1809s, to see if any have the same situation. If none look like yours, then yeah, your grounds for skepticism would increase.

[RWB]

Counterfeit....note the smirk.

[Conder101]

Rev doesn't match any of the five reverses used in 1809.

[Moxie15]

On 1/17/2021 at 10:18 PM, RWB said:

Counterfeit....note the smirk.

first thing I saw

 

[GoldBear150]

Thank you guys for taking a look at it and giving your thoughts on it.