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My 25th post!!! and Draped bust half dollar came in the Mail πŸ˜‚πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 29, 2018 4:28PM in U.S. Coin Forum




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    ms70ms70 Posts: 13,946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a super nice piece. Thanks for sharing it!

    Great transactions with oih82w8, JasonGaming, Moose1913.

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    DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,198 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Excellent coin!

    For this series, your grade may be the best quality for the least amount of money.

    "Gold is money, and nothing else" (JP Morgan, 1912)

    "β€œThose who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.β€œ(Benjamin Franklin)

    "I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like she is getting ready to go out. Got some eyebrow liner (or whatever it is called). Nice.

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    ParadisefoundParadisefound Posts: 8,588 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 29, 2018 5:27PM

    Congrats and Congrats ........ there's nothing like receiving a NEWP :)

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    AlexinPAAlexinPA Posts: 1,458 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh so very nice, congrats.

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    jedmjedm Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a super nice one!

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    NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 29, 2018 8:04PM

    Congrats! It is great to see you so excited about the coin.

    Clash marks above the date, Die chips along the cracks. Obverse dentils nearly worn off the die, stars pulled to rims. Lots of stories to tell with this coin. It is also an R-4 rarity, which means "very scarce" with an estimated 81-200 survivors (no rarity premium though).

    Another way to tell this coin has VF wear on the obverse, the upper drapery line is not worn into the shoulder. The hair detail and ribbon are weak because of die wear and from lapping - which is a process of rough polishing or grinding in order to extend the life of the die. This obverse die is nearly terminal after being used on five previous die marriages.

    Robert Scot: Engraving Liberty - biography of US Mint's first chief engraver
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    JimTylerJimTyler Posts: 3,054 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 29, 2018 7:28PM

    Don't like scuffs across bust last photo

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    markelman1125markelman1125 Posts: 1,771 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Obverse has a die clash πŸ‘

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JimTyler said:
    Don't like scuffs across bust last photo

    That looks like scuffs on the slab not the coin.

    Still a nice coin.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice old coin.... I see it makes you happy... that is important. Not the grade, not the slab... It is an exciting piece of history, still preserved, with a history of it's own - who spent it, what did it buy, whose pocket or purse did it reside in?? Cheers, RickO

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 22,686 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You seriously did well on that pick up, I'd be excited too! She's a keeper for sure!

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