"1809 Half Cent Gold Plated to Pass as Gold Coin"

[James_OldeTowne]

... or so it is claimed in this eBay listing . What do you think?

 

[MBA101]

It's ruined.

[WinstonWare]

Spraypaint? Maybe you could get it off with some paint thinner. $6.50 isn’t a bad price for any coin from 1809 IMHO and they have a return policy.

[pendragon1998]

You know, I was wondering if that was flakey gold leaf.

[MBA101]

From the picture, it looks like it may be potholed. May be cool to own if you can get it cheap enough though.

[SkyMan]

What do you think?

 

Yuck! Save your money and spend it on something else.

[TJ'S Coins]

Looks like someone overheated it in the oven.

[physics-fan3.14]

It's not as implausible as you might at first think. After all, Red Book gives one reason for Cents being added to the nickel was because of counterfeiters gold plating them and passing them off as $5 pieces. Therefore, it is not so far a leap to think it might have been done to a half cent. You would have to be pretty dumb to accept it, but you never know.

 

This reminds me of another question. Has anybody actually observed these gold plated nickels? I have never seen a picture of one, and am curious if this is a known fact or a myth like so many other coin stories.

[zrlevin]

This reminds me of another question. Has anybody actually observed these gold plated nickels? I have never seen a picture of one, and am curious if this is a known fact or a myth like so many other coin stories.

 

I saw one at my local show a few months back. It was fugly.

[MAULEMALL]

This reminds me of another question. Has anybody actually observed these gold plated nickels? I have never seen a picture of one, and am curious if this is a known fact or a myth like so many other coin stories.

 

I saw one at my local show a few months back. It was fugly.

ZR ,,,Here's Mine

 

I bought this years ago,,,Great history with this coin

[zrlevin]

Yours is alot nicer than the one I saw...and it didn't come with all of the nice paperwork. I might have to find me one like yours, there is some cool history behind them.

[TomB]

I would expect that the piece with the paperwork is a recently plated coin. Those pieces that were plated contemporary with usage generally had reeded edges and much or most of the plating is now gone.

[MunkyMan95]

I'm the high bidder!

[James_OldeTowne]

I'm the high bidder!

Did you win?

[pendragon1998]

No, he got outbid by a couple bucks. It went for $15 plus shipping.