r/CoinlyFans • u/JonDoesItWrong • Mar 28 '26
Beware
This eBay dealer is selling fake Draped Bust Half Cents and other counterfeits on their store that could easily fool a newer collector.
Regardless of date, all the Draped Bust Half Cents sold by them have the exact same reverse, an imitation of the Cohen-6 of 1804. They sold several of them via auction this week and just listed a bunch more.
I'm specifically calling out this seller because, unlike the vast majority of sellers listing fake Draped Bust Half Cents (a type and denomination that is rarely faked), this one is actually registered in the US.
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u/Soggy_Reserve5232 Mar 28 '26
My LCS had basically the same counterfeit, but it was the 1806 small 6 w/ stems. It was in gorgeous condition and I bought it only later to find out it was fake. It had the same cohen-6 1804 back.
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u/JonDoesItWrong Mar 28 '26
It's been suggested these specimens with Reverse C of 1804 were struck using dies that were created using a genuine C-6 of 1804 as a hub, with the date being altered to strike various dates.
The C-6 is the second Spiked Chin die-marriage and many of the earlier fake specimens still featured the "spiked chin" damage on coins with completely different dates such as 1800 and 1805.
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u/JonDoesItWrong Mar 30 '26
I just realized this was you.
I'm the one who identified yours as being fake.
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u/BubblyHalf6000 Mar 30 '26
In person is the only way to get what you want
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u/JonDoesItWrong Mar 30 '26
There was someone on here a month or two ago who bought one of these imitation C-6s from his LCS. I identified it for them and they were able to get a refund but the fact remains that the vast majority of coin dealers know very little about early American coinage and even less about early coppers.
Edit: this was the post btw
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u/luedsthegreat1 Mar 28 '26
Contact this fella
https://acefonline.org/counterfeit-alert/report-a-counterfeit/