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Post Your Favorite Early Halves
levinerarecoin
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Seeing as my other threads were doing well pertaining to early halves, I figured I'd make one for everyone to post their favorites. Thanks for all the support, also I will be attending the ANA in March if anyone would like to meet up and look at coins and chat I am happy to do so! Here are some of my favorite selections from my box of 100.
Please feel free to share.
P.S. if you are selling XF/AU toners or gold cacs please feel free to offer them, I am always buying.
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Mr_Spud
Spud-tacular!
Beautiful halves!!! I spot a quarter dollar in there dated 1838.
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I owned this one years ago. It is a blazer that later upgraded to 66+ - not sure where it resides.
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Everything I love about this series ... ex-Long
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Oh gawd. My favorite denomination. Fantastic coins thus far!
Let's throw this one on the pile!
Bought this one years ago from CRO.
Here's three to add to the stack above. Awesome coins everyone!
@Inspired70
That 1811 is hideously ugly, you should sell it.
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Which 1811 DD, the Small 8 or the Large 8?
oops, large 8. Thats the ugly one. I think id have a buyer for it too
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Us bust guys are always up to posting more halves.
1807 O-113 Small Stars
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BHNC #AN-10
JRCS #1606
1824 O-108a AU55+
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
Both. Send them to me ... I'll try to love them for you!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
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All lovely coins posted.
These are a few of my favorites…they’re all “early”… and they’re all “halves”…
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“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
A few of my favorites….what can I say, I like 1814’s 😉
Dave
Nuthin fancy but…
I didn’t see any half dimes yet so why not
@CharlotteDude
Amazing coins. Total respect. If you ever decide to part with any of those beautiful coins, please let me know.
Just to show there are early halves that presumably have had their toning removed, but done gently enough to still merit CAC stickers:
Steve
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Just a few from the herd…
Did someone say half dime?
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Pretty!
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
Nice @Herb_T
That ‘09-102 looks superb!
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
A favorite:
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Wow, some fantastic coins everyone.
Here's one of my go to coins - PCGS XF40.
Here's another favorite - PCGS XF45.
Sugar magnolia blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care ...
Very nice, but I couldn’t help but notice the similarity to my 7070 album Barber half. But of course yours is nicer and much rarer:
I recognize that coin and that photo is 🔥
Awesome!
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
Just one humble example from my 7070
Actually left some gold in the case and got out of my comfort zone last Friday. This is one I came home with.
Mark
Very cool coins, everyone!
I don't know if you consider 1861 "early," but this is the only half dollar I have earlier than 1916, so here it is. Besides, it has such a cool history!
Here is a Great Britain halfcrown, currency 1839 and as rare as you likely will ever see:
Well, just Love coins, period.
Okay, I’ve nothing as early as the handsome @Nysoto 1794.
1836-1837 is my favorite coin era, as it ushered in the Sully/Gobrecht design transition that brought our silver coinage into the Seated Liberty era.
But this example, one of the last of the lettered-edge busties, is my favorite half dollar specimen from that era.
It’s an O-116a struck very soon after the (well-worn) dies were lapped. On no evidence whatsoever except its obvious prooflike surfaces, I imagine that this was an early trial strike off the reworked dies.
https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.net/pcgs/cert/38559500/184048693.jpg
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You don’t see these very often!
BHNC #248 … 121 and counting.
You certainly don’t! The other PCGS LE 1836 PL half dollar is from different dies.
I first saw this one a few years ago while innocently viewing lots at a Heritage sale.
It jumped out of the box, spit in my eye, and demanded I take it home.
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Holy Die Clash Batman!
It's a good ole' fashioned 1806 battle of the berts! Great coins to both of you.