1801 DRAPED BUST DIME

Aotearoa

It seems I accidentally stumbled onto the 1801 Draped Bust Dime forum…

rhedden

I talked to the OP on the phone this evening, and I studied his latest photos. I'm near 100% certain that it's an authentic 1801 JR-2. Check for the fine die crack that runs from right of the word OF through the stars to the back of the eagle's neck, where there is a spine. I can't see the whole crack, but the little spine is in the right place. Check the denticles - they match up. The uneven striking is consistent with coins of the period.

I can't figure out why our hosts questioned it, though.

burfle23

Interesting:

Keshequa

@rhedden said:
I talked to the OP on the phone this evening, and I studied his latest photos. I'm near 100% certain that it's an authentic 1801 JR-2. Check for the fine die crack that runs from right of the word OF through the stars to the back of the eagle's neck, where there is a spine. I can't see the whole crack, but the little spine is in the right place. Check the denticles - they match up. The uneven striking is consistent with coins of the period.

I can't figure out why our hosts questioned it, though.

1. They didn’t “question” it. They said they couldn’t say for sure yes/no. And, importantly,
2. Another reason they will render the opinion which they did is if they cannot determine definitively if it has been plugged. If a coin has sufficient damage (environmental or otherwise) so they can’t tell if there was ever a plug, they will not render an authentic verdict.

Keshequa

60 streeter

@Keshequa said:

BOOM!!!

60 streeter

@Keshequa said:

@rhedden said:
I talked to the OP on the phone this evening, and I studied his latest photos. I'm near 100% certain that it's an authentic 1801 JR-2. Check for the fine die crack that runs from right of the word OF through the stars to the back of the eagle's neck, where there is a spine. I can't see the whole crack, but the little spine is in the right place. Check the denticles - they match up. The uneven striking is consistent with coins of the period.

I can't figure out why our hosts questioned it, though.

1. They didn’t “question” it. They said they couldn’t say for sure yes/no. And, importantly,
2. Another reason they will render the opinion which they did is if they cannot determine definitively if it has been plugged. If a coin has sufficient damage (environmental or otherwise) so they can’t tell if there was ever a plug, they will not render an authentic verdict.

That is not an opinion, it is the lack of an opinion.

cmerlo1

...and it looks like PCGS has had enough.

Manifest_Destiny

Too bad, I think he had positive things to contribute. He needed to walk away sooner.

coinbuf

@Manifest_Destiny said:
Too bad, I think he had positive things to contribute. He needed to walk away sooner.

This is not the first time he has been banned from this forum, the mods take a dim view of alt accounts.