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My first 18th century coin…

CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
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I don’t normally post my new stuff but this one deserves it. Housed in a pcgs holder and graded vg08 with a green bean. So much history. I have a feeling that this is going to lead down a whole new path in collecting. 😂

Thanks to @coinlieutenant for this one.

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  • baseballjeffbaseballjeff Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭

    That is a remarkable coin!

    Congrats!!!

  • ccmorganccmorgan Posts: 1,230 ✭✭✭

    All the letters and numbers are fantastic and well as the rim/dentils.
    Very nice color too.

    Love the 1885-CC Morgan
  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gorgeous piece! Congrats!!

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  • Batman23Batman23 Posts: 4,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice one. Congrats!

  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,488 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like great color on that piece!

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  • moursundmoursund Posts: 3,207 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've decided I want a 18th c. coin for my "box of 20", and the most affordable seems to be the type2 1798 or 1799 dollar. If I found one looking as nice as that OP coin, I might fall in love...

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  • BryceMBryceM Posts: 11,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gorgeous. I really like coins like this one. Nice wear, nothing distracting, natural-appearing adjustment marks. What a fabulous piece of history.

  • Dave99BDave99B Posts: 8,587 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Beautiful original piece. Careful of the deep rabbit hole you're going down!

    Dave

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Splendid example! I need a flowing hair type myself.

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,594 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice old coin. Lots of history in a piece like that.

  • psuman08psuman08 Posts: 340 ✭✭✭✭

    Very nice piece!

  • SpudmasherSpudmasher Posts: 170 ✭✭

    That is the 1/2 that shows an A over E in states!

  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    edited February 25, 2022 12:34PM

    @Spudmasher said:
    That is the 1/2 that shows an A over E in states!

    I hadn't even noticed that until you mentioned it. Good eye. Apparently this die variety is also the cause of the lump next to the 5 and the stars.

  • SpudmasherSpudmasher Posts: 170 ✭✭

    Yes to above!

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool!

  • TPRCTPRC Posts: 3,794 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wholesome coin! Given the choice, I would prefer no adjustment marks, but it is still a wonderful piece.

    Tom

  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,709 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @psuman08 said:
    Very nice piece!

    Welcome to the boards!

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  • HydrantHydrant Posts: 7,773 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice! I like it!

  • coinnutcoinnut Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great example! I like anything dated in the 1700's.

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭✭✭

    beautiful example, congrats!

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,069 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a beauty and a worthy part of 20, for sure. Peace Roy

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  • raysrays Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There’s something magic about the 1795 date.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,580 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin you picked up congrats

  • NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice A/E. Obverse is better than VG8.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very, very nice acquisition.... One I would have made as well.... Nice coin with interesting features... Cheers, RickO

  • Eldorado9Eldorado9 Posts: 2,380 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A real piece of history right there. Neat!

  • WalkerfanWalkerfan Posts: 9,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A wholesome, unmessed-with, piece of U.S. numismatic history!! Congrats!!

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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Capstick said:
    I don’t normally post my new stuff but this one deserves it. Housed in a pcgs holder and graded vg08 with a green bean. So much history. I have a feeling that this is going to lead down a whole new path in collecting. 😂

    .
    tread lightly. many traveling this path have ended up having much more fun than they expected and intended to. ;)

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  • savitalesavitale Posts: 1,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome coin! I love circulated beauties like that one.

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  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice example!

  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,342 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ohhhh, very nice!

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  • ironmanl63ironmanl63 Posts: 1,973 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Other than size how do you know if the coin is a half or a dollar. Looking at the op’s coin I could not tell.

    Very nice coin.

  • fluffy155fluffy155 Posts: 268 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The dollar bust is truncated straight across and the half slopes sharply up, that's the most obvious difference.

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,906 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on a beautiful piece of History :)

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  • CapstickCapstick Posts: 263 ✭✭✭

    @ironmanl63 said:
    Other than size how do you know if the coin is a half or a dollar. Looking at the op’s coin I could not tell.

    Very nice coin.

    That's a very good question and I never even gave it a thought that there was no indication of a denomination on the coin itself. Size is obviously a dead giveaway, not that you can tell from these pics though.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,358 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Capstick said:

    @ironmanl63 said:
    Other than size how do you know if the coin is a half or a dollar. Looking at the op’s coin I could not tell.

    Very nice coin.

    That's a very good question and I never even gave it a thought that there was no indication of a denomination on the coin itself. Size is obviously a dead giveaway, not that you can tell from these pics though.

    The denomination is on the edge. Impossible to see in the older non-prong slabs.

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  • labloverlablover Posts: 3,640 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So good my friend, way to go!!!!!!!!!!!

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