1795 Dollar IIBERTY???

Schultz24 · February 27, 2015 8:46AM

Found this in a B&M today.....as I looked at it, I noticed that there was no "L". Has anyone ever seen this??? I can't find any other info after a quick internet search. I looked at it a bit under a loop and tried to take pics, I can't see any damage where someone would have scraped it away.....What are the opinions from the professionals out there??? Thanks for your help!!

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RCDB · February 27, 2015 9:05AM

Wow, that is fantastic. 98 is other damage. If there was any evidence of someone creating that I out of an L, it would probably get a 94, altered surfaces. I just collect and do not know much, but I would be very excited to have found that coin. You may really have a true rarity there. I'll look back later and see what the more knowledgeable folks have to say. By the way, do you see any damage on that coin? The obverse looks OK. Is there damage on the reverse?

RCDB · February 27, 2015 9:15AM

I just looked at my 1795 $ and noticed that the L is shaped almost exactly like the I. If you were to somehow smooth out the lower part of the L, you would be left with an I that looks exactly like the I next to it. But again, I see no evidence of that. However, somewhere on that coin there is damage, so do you see any other damage?

Schultz24 · February 27, 2015 9:46AM

There were definitely some scratches on it all around. Didn't see any major parts with damage, but as you said before, wouldn't it be tooled or something along those lines if the genuine was for messing with the L? Please, I need more opinions/inputs.....Here is the Rev...

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CaptHenway · February 27, 2015 9:52AM

Plugged and repaired by a fool.

RCDB · February 27, 2015 9:53AM

I do not see anything that would cause that 98 damage rating. I'm stumped. It looks like a very nice VG10 example of that date, with a nice oddity.

RCDB · February 27, 2015 9:58AM

You think that dark spot under the U in United is evidence of a plug?

BustHalfBrian · February 27, 2015 9:58AM

<< <i>I do not see anything that would cause that 98 damage rating. I'm stumped. It looks like a very nice VG10 example of that date, with a nice oddity. >>

It has been tooled and/or holed & plugged

DaveWcoins · February 27, 2015 10:06AM

<< <i>Plugged and repaired by a fool. >>

+1

1Bustcollector · February 27, 2015 10:30AM

A new "Error Plug"

CaptHenway · February 27, 2015 10:49AM

Once saw a Seated half that had been holed through the top of the obverse, so that the hole came out through the "F" of "HALF." The repairman added his silver and then carved in the missing letter, except he put in an "E" instead of an "F." "HALE DOL." Spadone listed it as an error for years.

TD

MsMorrisine · February 27, 2015 11:06AM

is it a contemporary-ish(?) repair?

Schultz24 · February 27, 2015 1:16PM

What exactly are you guys seeing to be so sure it is a plugged hole? I definitely can't see any disturbance from the pictures and I don't remember any under a loop, but would have to go back to investigate some more. Absolutely not questioning your expertise, just trying to learn from the experience. If there isn't a definite thing that you can point out, is it not possible it could be an error of some sort. It sure looks like the bottom of the first "I" was made by a die just like the second "I". Thanks again, this forum definitely has helped me a bunch.....

Schultz24 · February 27, 2015 8:25PM

I need more feedback/explaination as to why some think it is holed/repaired please!!

CommemDude · February 27, 2015 9:55PM

Here is mine just for comparison purposes....Its easy to see how a repaired hole through the lower part of the L could make it look like an I

johnny9434 · February 28, 2015 2:37AM

pass.

djdilliodon · February 28, 2015 2:58AM

<< <i>Here is mine just for comparison purposes....Its easy to see how a repaired hole through the lower part of the L could make it look like an I

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that is gorgeous!

pcgs69 · February 28, 2015 3:29AM

Run far away from that one. And never look back.

1795 Dollar IIBERTY???

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