1807 draped bust half---die break?
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Just picked up this bust half off eBay for my type set. The pictures were pretty dark but I liked the overall appearance and pulled the trigger. Coin arrived today and am curious, is this a die break, or a market acceptable minor scratch? Your thoughts, please.
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I see a lot of scuffs and some small stains, but no die break. Where exactly should I be looking?
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I don't see a die break.
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
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The coin is O.108 and Tompkins T-1, the reverse die was used a couple of times previously in 1806. It has circulation marks in line with the approximate grade. It also has a very fine die crack (not a die break) starting at the upper inside point of S3, heading towards the inside point of S4. Not quite the full die stage 3 that Tompkins lists of the crack going into the field after S4. The coin looks good from what is in the image.
Thanks for enlightening me nysoto, meant to say die crack.
I don’t see a die crack on your coin, A die crack would look more like what’s on the upper left of this coin just below the stars and liberty