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T - I alignment on 1825 bust half

LawtonoklahomaLawtonoklahoma Posts: 8
edited April 11, 2024 7:02PM in U.S. Coin Forum



T-I alignment, I'm having a hard time with an 1825. Would everyone agree that this I stands directly under the T?

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  • Married2CoinsMarried2Coins Posts: 582 ✭✭✭

    Yes. Now post the entire coin and one of the members here will attribute for you.

  • habaracahabaraca Posts: 2,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    using a cheat tool I made from a hard plastic dollar bill holder, here is what I see

    tool:

    Alignments:

    so to answer your question YES

  • Pnies20Pnies20 Posts: 2,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 9, 2024 8:54PM

    Yes. Post the photos if you feel like it.

    BHNC #248 … 130 and counting.

  • jacrispiesjacrispies Posts: 936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Appears to be so! I use T-I alignment as a first glance guide but it usually doesn't narrow down the playing field enough, and as a result I don't measure the alignment exactly.

    "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you" Matthew 6:33. Young fellow suffering from Bust Half fever.
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  • yspsalesyspsales Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    How come I don't have that DIY in my tool box?

    Good luck with the coin

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  • I'm just getting used to using this format on this website. I'm not so tech savvy, I was born in the 60s.

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 6,932 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Lawtonoklahoma said:
    I'm just getting used to using this format on this website. I'm not so tech savvy, I was born in the 60s.

    #
    Born in the 60's is a youngster to some of these posters!! :D

    Me, I'm vintage '64, so my bones creak a little also. :#

    That appears to be an O-114

    Trick when looking a Capped Bust Halves. If you use the common T to I centering, quickly move to two other Reverse pick-up points, since you're there looking anyway. Relation of D in UNITED to E in the very left of the scroll, and the O in OF to the first U in UNUM on the right side of the scroll.

    This will knock out about 90% of the reverses for the date.

    I also look at placement of 5 in 50 in relation to Claw and shape and placement of C compared to the branch, among other things.

    Careful for reused Obverse and Reverse dies on different Overton's too. Easy to mix up a rarer DM when one die was on a common one.


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  • Thank you, I'm working on attributing a date set. I'm using Peterson fifth edition and Parsley 5th edition. I have the old Overton book but its old. So I'm going to enjoy and learn one date at a time, I'm currently working on 1827, After these I will start on the VAMS with the Morgans.

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