My newest purchase…1818 Capped Bust Half Dollar…die cracks on obverse! Planchet error on reverse
Herb_T
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I bought this coin because of the Planchet error on the reverse, but the obverse has some really great die cracks. If you look closely you will see the die crack running from the upper left of Star #8 and continuing through stars 9-13.
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oh man, you MUST come up with a name for that superman laser eye eagle!
and a bisected and/or shattered obv. yowza.
nice newp!
A LOT happening on that coin.... I don't think you will find another like it. So, you can give it a unique name and request the TPG put it on the slab. Cheers, RickO
Will PCGS do that? Just put the request in the note section for that coin?
@Herb_T .... They do that, at least sometimes. We have seen members post here, coins that they had with a notation on the label - a name or designation that was personal to them. Cheers, RickO
So where did you buy it?
eBay! $300. I bought for the Mint Error on the reverse. The rest is a bonus. Every now and then, a blind squirrel will find a nut!
I don't consider the reverse to be an "error". To me it is just a defective planchet (lamination) and subtracts from the appeal of the coin.
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looks like 104a to me. fwiw
although, with that big die chip along the base of the bust, being a really late die state, probably increases either the value and/or interest.
Is the areas circled not a die crack?
We will have to agree to disagree. In this case a mint error added to the other various features such as die cracks. Because of the defective Planchet it is a one of a kind coin. I find the varieties in the CBH family of coins to be fascinating. Mint errors I also find fascinating. I can understand that some may not like these errors, but it is something I like.
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it sure is. there are several on the obv.
i'm wondering if i missed something. why do you ask about that one specifically?
Nice 104b
BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.
I had one of those that came back from grading as "cleaned" and then put it into a Wayte Raymond holder for a few months then graded AU55:
It is a defective planchet which is not normally considered a minting error.
I am not a fan of planchet flaws but I do like this coin's late die state. The crack through the right stars is the latest stage and probably an R5. Die state rarities are fun, even if they usually don't add much value.
Lance.
Because you commented that it looked like a 104a. I felt I needed to clarify what I was looking at since you thought it was an “a”.
Because this die crack is what makes a 104b differ from an 104a> @lkeigwin said:
Here is where I came up with R6. If it’s on the internet it must be true! 😂🤪🤣
If your CBH is a 104, then it must be a prime and the author of this website is looking for a photo of one.
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ty. yes yours is for sure then not the A but even later of a die state, maybe even than B.
i do use that site (for years) along with my books but i don't have intricate (up-to-date) die state attribution information that some publications/sites/members may offer.
i'll word it like this. it will behoove you to find out your precise die state being so close to terminal, if not terminal and will likely come with a nice rarity designation.
i'd look for info on the die state that has that chip at the bust since even the B state doesn't show (on that image) above this post.
i probably would have gone further with your coin but had several things i was plowing through this morning/afternoon and really am just now kinda catching up. glad you did more research for that lovely half.
Sorry, I don’t understand what you mean by “terminal”….do you mean end of life for that die?
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Nice coin Herb! Love the cracks and the character. Not a huge fan of the planchet streak, but not a total drag on the coin either (like some can be).
FWIW there really isn't a 104b, at least not officially through the latest BHNC census, but this is the latest Die State (104.3), and as Lance mentioned, it is thought to be a R5(?) in that state.
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pretty sure he is a long-term member here.
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I gave that coin some consideration awhile back. Would love to have a 104 with that late die state, pondered it for awhile actually.. still waiting ✋
i saw a neat one in a ngc J. Reiver holder as vf25 104A with the big die chip from an auction ca. 2006 (not sold?)
I don't have the coin any more. Not sure what the overton is on it, if I remember right it was one of the better ones. This is the reverse, I had to carve out the Mehrig holder as it was for different halves:
Yes I agree....... the mint purposely made/used the defective planchet therefore it was not an error. Don't
guess missing cladding would be an error either.