@winesteven the bicentennial 25c is actually its own slot in a 7070 album as well, as im sure you know. We’ll be getting to that towards the very end when it comes up.
My LCS actually set aside a “monster” toned 1971 P that came in another collectors Washington Dansco album they bought OTC around Thanksgiving. I paid $10 for it and it’s at our hosts right now in the “encapsulation” stage. Was hoping to have a TV by today but oh well.
Here’s my current clad Washington. Not a great TV unfortunately but some really nice color on a “tough date” in gem grades.
Edited to add my bicentennials and 1999 Delaware since they’re not shown as separate types in our host's set definition.
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@MEJ7070 said: @winesteven the bicentennial 25c is actually its own slot in a 7070 album as well, as im sure you know. We’ll be getting to that towards the very end when it comes up.
Actually, I had thought we were following the design of our host's digital Dansco 7070 Registry Set, which lumps all Clad quarters of all designs together, and not necessarily the design of the physical Dansco 7070 album. Previously in this thread we've been inclusive. I have a few Clad Quarters with the regular reverse, but no photos. Oh well.
Steve
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@MEJ7070 said: @winesteven the bicentennial 25c is actually its own slot in a 7070 album as well, as im sure you know. We’ll be getting to that towards the very end when it comes up.
Actually, I had thought we were following the design of our host's digital Dansco 7070 Registry Set, which lumps all Clad quarters of all designs together, and not necessarily the design of the physical Dansco 7070 album. Previously in this thread we've been inclusive. Oh well. I have a few Clad Quarters with the regular reverse, but no photos. Oh well.
Steve
Ahhhh, I had thought we were following the Dansco album.
Regardless, nice coins all! @Mr_Spud you did not disappoint!
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@JeffersonFrog said:
Where do the 76-S silver, State, ATB, and women's quarters fit?
I messaged @lordmarcovan this morning, when the initial confusion arose. I'm under the impression that he set this up with the PCGS digital Dansco 7070 Registry set in mind, but having flexibility. @MEJ7070 is under the impression this thread is following the actual physical Dansco 7070 album. He may be right, or not. It's really no big deal, and I always defer to @lordmarcovan. Hopefully he'll chime in before tomorrow.
If my understanding is correct, those other designs of Clad Washington's can each be shown today. if @MEJ7070 is correct, they might each have their own day.
Regardless, it doesn't really matter, lol. People can post what they please.
Steve
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@JeffersonFrog said:
Where do the 76-S silver, State, ATB, and women's quarters fit?
I messaged @lordmarcovan this morning, when the initial confusion arose. I'm under the impression that he set this up with the PCGS digital Dansco 7070 Registry set in mind, but having flexibility. @MEJ7070 is under the impression this thread is following the actual physical Dansco 7070 album. He may be right, or not. It's really no big deal, and I always defer to @lordmarcovan. Hopefully he'll chime in before tomorrow.
If my understanding is correct, those other designs of Clad Washington's can each be shown today. if @MEJ7070 is correct, they might each have their own day.
Regardless, it doesn't really matter, lol. People can post what they please.
Steve
Sorry for the absence. The original intention was to follow the lineup in the Registry set (see link in the OP).
But since a lot of us are using the physical Dansco 7070 album, and there will be some differences in the set compositions between the Registry set and the physical albums, I reckon we can just “wing it” when such differences arise, and everyone can interpret as they see fit. That is what we all do anyway, when we choose what to include in our collections, right?
Sometimes “close enough” is close enough.
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Here are my pre-1999 Washington quarter types. Since I’ve pretty much ignored most modern types in my recent collections, I had to go back to my ancient Registry 20th century type set from 25 years ago to fetch these. I did once have a PR70 DCAM clad quarter in an OGH, but have no pictures of it.
(Standard apologies apply for the images- these are from my flatbed scanner era.)
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Good morning. It is Tuesday, March 3rd, so now we move into the half dollars.
Our type today is the Capped Bust half dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836).
I love Bust halves- in almost any condition. Who doesn't love a Bust half? (Crazy people, that's who!)
Here is the one from my current collection, which I bought from @drddm on the BST forum back in March of 2023.
Though the coin above is a 15-point downgrade from my previous "best of type", I like the XF40 coin above more than the AU55 CAC (below) that I used to have, because of its subtle iridescent toning and the fact that it is an earlier date. Below is the previous coin (the AU55). I liked it OK, but it was just a little too white/dipped-looking for my taste, so I swapped it off. One day perhaps I will have a nicely toned AU. I don't know if a Mint State coin will ever be in the cards for me, due to budgetary limitations.
I might as well also show the "holey" example from my holed 19th century type set. It is O-112, R3, I'm told. I like that it has CircCam contrast.
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I’m one of the large minority that LIKE that AU55 CBH of yours @lordmarcovan, lol. That dip allows the coin to be seen as the designer envisioned it would look. Isn’t it odd that in the world of fine art, restoration of paintings hundreds of years old is not only accepted, but desired? The professional restorers first remove many things that “cover up” the original painting (like toning on a coin, lol), and then sometimes actually add paint, to return the bright reds and other colors to make it look today like it did when the artist first painted it.
Ok, so yesterday “officially” wrapped up all Clad Quarters, clarifying we follow the PCGS Registry set up of the Dansco 7070.
With that said, although today is the day for the beautiful and highly popular collectible of Capped Bust Half Dollars - Lettered Edge, I’ll first show my Draped Bust Half, since that design is excluded from Dansco 7070. That will be followed by my correct coin for the day.
I don’t think @lordmarcovan and most other knowledgeable collectors will like my CBH, since it appears it was likely dipped some time ago, to allow it’s bright luster to shine through (as opposed to my Draped Bust Half above, which is “flat”). But that presumed dipping on this CBH apparently was done gently enough, as even CAC gave it their sticker!
Steve
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@winesteven said:
I don’t think @lordmarcovan and most other knowledgeable collectors will like my CBH, since it appears it was likely dipped some time ago, to allow it’s bright luster to shine through (as opposed to my Draped Bust Half above, which is “flat”). But that presumed dipping on this CBH apparently was done gently enough, as even CAC gave it their sticker!
I actually like it just fine. In fact, I'm jealous. It's got nice luster. The 1834 PCGS AU55 CAC I posted above (which I swapped away since it looked just a tiny bit too dipped) also had reasonably nice luster, but not like your MS65. I liked it, but ended up swapping it for something I liked more, is all.
While I like circulated coins XF and under to be toned (either with contrasting grey or pastel colors), I do like lustrous white MS coins.
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Since @winesteven posted a Draped Bust half, which doesn't really count in a 7070-styled collection (but is a fun diversion), I will follow suit with my much humbler example. I do like the Draped Bust coins a lot, but I guess I can understand why Dansco omits the silver Draped Bust denominations from the 7070 album, no doubt due to their more costly nature.
When I registered this one, I had the pleasant surprise of discovering that it is actually CAC approved and in their database, though there is no sticker on the slab and it was that way when I bought it. Someone must have reholdered it at some point and lost the sticker in the process?
At F12, it is at the minimum grade I accept for my slabbed collection. But I like the contrasting "CircCam" toning on it.
Anyway, this was just a momentary diversion. Resume with your Capped Bust halves (lettered edge).
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@winesteven said:
I’m one of the large minority that LIKE that AU55 CBH of yours @lordmarcovan, lol. That dip allows the coin to be seen as the designer envisioned it would look. Isn’t it odd that in the world of fine art, restoration of paintings hundreds of years old is not only accepted, but desired? The professional restorers first remove many things that “cover up” the original painting (like toning on a coin, lol), and then sometimes actually add paint, to return the bright reds and other colors to make it look today like it did when the artist first painted it.
Ok, so yesterday “officially” wrapped up all Clad Quarters, clarifying we follow the PCGS Registry set up of the Dansco 7070.
With that said, although today is the day for the beautiful and highly popular collectible of Capped Bust Half Dollars - Lettered Edge, I’ll first show my Draped Bust Half, since that design is excluded from Dansco 7070. That will be followed by my correct coin for the day.
I don’t think @lordmarcovan and most other knowledgeable collectors will like my CBH, since it appears it was likely dipped some time ago, to allow it’s bright luster to shine through (as opposed to my Draped Bust Half above, which is “flat”). But that presumed dipping on this CBH apparently was done gently enough, as even CAC gave it their sticker!
PCGS AU58. Picked it up from HLRC a number of years ago, I didn't really need it for my type set, but it was so nice and lustrous that I couldn't pass it up.
@lordmarcovan said:
Who doesn't love a Bust half? (Crazy people, that's who!)
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Count me as one of the crazy people, of all the US coins ever minted bust halves are my least liked. If I did not need one for type/7070 I would not own any, but that is good news for those who do collect them, one less to compete with.
@lordmarcovan said:
Who doesn't love a Bust half? (Crazy people, that's who!)
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Count me as one of the crazy people, of all the US coins ever minted bust halves are my least liked. If I did not need one for type/7070 I would not own any, but that is good news for those who do collect them, one less to compete with.
For a lunatic who doesn’t like ‘em, I will say this: the one you DO have is a helluva nice coin!
I guess that is one nice thing about a type set. It forces one to go (a little bit) outside the bounds of one’s usual tastes and preferences.
The only time I’ve ever had Kennedy halves and Ike dollars in my own collection was when I needed a type coin, so yeah. Same kinda thing.
And not counting giveaway inventory and my holed type set, I only own one solitary Morgan dollar, for a type coin. I don’t dislike them, but I’m definitely not as crazy about ‘em as everyone else seems to be. They bore me a little, for some reason. Maybe because you see so dang many of them. My Morgan dollar stance is a bit like your Bust half stance. An extremely popular coin type, but one I’ll leave for everyone else to enjoy.
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Today our type is the Capped Bust Half Dollar Reeded Edge (1836-1839).
Currently the only example of this type that I own is in my holed 19th century type set, shown below. Indeed, it has been so long since I owned a problem-free example of this type that I no longer have any pictures of my previous better examples. I think my "best of type" was likely an AU coin- maybe even just AU details- but again, it has been so long that I do not remember.
Anyway, here is my "holey" example. I was told that the variety is JR-8.
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There are TWO “Types” of the Reeded Edge Half Dollars, although either one can fill the slot for the Dansco 7070. See if you can find the difference of the two shown below.
Hint: Look at the reverse.
Stronger hint, lol: look at the bottom of the reverse.
OK, so now the question: WHY did the Mint make that change to the lower reverse (along with some tiny unimportant design changes to the Eagle)?
The lower reverse legend on the 1838 Reeded Edge Capped Bust half dollar was changed from "50 CENTS" to "HALF DOL." to align with the denominations used on other contemporary U.S. Mint coinage, such as the new Liberty Seated Quarter. This modification, alongside alterations to the eagle's design details, standardized the terminology to "Half Dol.".
Steve
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For many years, I had been #3 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets (one set with Gold, the other set without Gold). I was never able to compete financially with the two numismatic giants ahead of me - “Black Cat” at #2, and D.L. Hansen at #1.
Last year Black Cat retired his two #2 sets, so I moved up to #2 Current. Just yesterday, D.L. Hansen retired his two #1 sets, so I now “backed into” #1 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets.
Steve
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@winesteven said:
By the way, I just received some good news today:
For many years, I had been #3 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets (one set with Gold, the other set without Gold). I was never able to compete financially with the two numismatic giants ahead of me - “Black Cat” at #2, and D.L. Hansen at #1.
Last year Black Cat retired his two #2 sets, so I moved up to #2 Current. Just yesterday, D.L. Hansen retired his two #1 sets, so I now “backed into” #1 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets.
Steve
Hey! COINgratulations! El Numero Uno!
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Love it! I would have liked it even without the mintmark over the date. But with that, it's extra cool. For some reason, there is a mystique to those late-1830s early branch mint coins with the mintmark on the obverse over the date.
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EDITED - Today is Monday, March 2nd, and we finish the quarters with the Washington Clad, any style.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Washington clad?
Oops! You’re absolutely correct! My error!!!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
@winesteven the bicentennial 25c is actually its own slot in a 7070 album as well, as im sure you know. We’ll be getting to that towards the very end when it comes up.
My LCS actually set aside a “monster” toned 1971 P that came in another collectors Washington Dansco album they bought OTC around Thanksgiving. I paid $10 for it and it’s at our hosts right now in the “encapsulation” stage. Was hoping to have a TV by today but oh well.
Here’s my current clad Washington. Not a great TV unfortunately but some really nice color on a “tough date” in gem grades.
MS 65
a day late due to travel
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Shouldn't it just be the clad eaglebacks since the bicentennial and state quarter are included separately at the back of the album?
Yes.
Anyways, here's my submission. I found this lovely 1982-D while coin roll hunting in January
I chose 1998 to collect the grades, errrors, any 1998 quarter with interest.
Edited to add my bicentennials and 1999 Delaware since they’re not shown as separate types in our host's set definition.
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Mr_Spud
Actually, I had thought we were following the design of our host's digital Dansco 7070 Registry Set, which lumps all Clad quarters of all designs together, and not necessarily the design of the physical Dansco 7070 album. Previously in this thread we've been inclusive. I have a few Clad Quarters with the regular reverse, but no photos. Oh well.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
Ahhhh, I had thought we were following the Dansco album.
Regardless, nice coins all! @Mr_Spud you did not disappoint!
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Another circulation find for the album...
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There will come a time when these naturally toned, mint set, clad quarters will get their due. I'll be gone, but it will get here one day.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
Where do the 76-S silver, State, ATB, and women's quarters fit?
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
I messaged @lordmarcovan this morning, when the initial confusion arose. I'm under the impression that he set this up with the PCGS digital Dansco 7070 Registry set in mind, but having flexibility. @MEJ7070 is under the impression this thread is following the actual physical Dansco 7070 album. He may be right, or not. It's really no big deal, and I always defer to @lordmarcovan. Hopefully he'll chime in before tomorrow.
If my understanding is correct, those other designs of Clad Washington's can each be shown today. if @MEJ7070 is correct, they might each have their own day.
Regardless, it doesn't really matter, lol. People can post what they please.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Any excuse to post my PCGS MS67 Flag Holder set. The picture took almost as long to make as it did to get all 100.
If we were all the same, the world would be an incredibly boring place.
Tommy
Sorry for the absence. The original intention was to follow the lineup in the Registry set (see link in the OP).
But since a lot of us are using the physical Dansco 7070 album, and there will be some differences in the set compositions between the Registry set and the physical albums, I reckon we can just “wing it” when such differences arise, and everyone can interpret as they see fit. That is what we all do anyway, when we choose what to include in our collections, right?
Sometimes “close enough” is close enough.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Here are my pre-1999 Washington quarter types. Since I’ve pretty much ignored most modern types in my recent collections, I had to go back to my ancient Registry 20th century type set from 25 years ago to fetch these. I did once have a PR70 DCAM clad quarter in an OGH, but have no pictures of it.
(Standard apologies apply for the images- these are from my flatbed scanner era.)
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Good morning. It is Tuesday, March 3rd, so now we move into the half dollars.
Our type today is the Capped Bust half dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836).
I love Bust halves- in almost any condition. Who doesn't love a Bust half? (Crazy people, that's who!)
Here is the one from my current collection, which I bought from @drddm on the BST forum back in March of 2023.
Though the coin above is a 15-point downgrade from my previous "best of type", I like the XF40 coin above more than the AU55 CAC (below) that I used to have, because of its subtle iridescent toning and the fact that it is an earlier date. Below is the previous coin (the AU55). I liked it OK, but it was just a little too white/dipped-looking for my taste, so I swapped it off. One day perhaps I will have a nicely toned AU. I don't know if a Mint State coin will ever be in the cards for me, due to budgetary limitations.
I might as well also show the "holey" example from my holed 19th century type set. It is O-112, R3, I'm told. I like that it has CircCam contrast.
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I’m one of the large minority that LIKE that AU55 CBH of yours @lordmarcovan, lol. That dip allows the coin to be seen as the designer envisioned it would look. Isn’t it odd that in the world of fine art, restoration of paintings hundreds of years old is not only accepted, but desired? The professional restorers first remove many things that “cover up” the original painting (like toning on a coin, lol), and then sometimes actually add paint, to return the bright reds and other colors to make it look today like it did when the artist first painted it.
Ok, so yesterday “officially” wrapped up all Clad Quarters, clarifying we follow the PCGS Registry set up of the Dansco 7070.
With that said, although today is the day for the beautiful and highly popular collectible of Capped Bust Half Dollars - Lettered Edge, I’ll first show my Draped Bust Half, since that design is excluded from Dansco 7070. That will be followed by my correct coin for the day.
I don’t think @lordmarcovan and most other knowledgeable collectors will like my CBH, since it appears it was likely dipped some time ago, to allow it’s bright luster to shine through (as opposed to my Draped Bust Half above, which is “flat”). But that presumed dipping on this CBH apparently was done gently enough, as even CAC gave it their sticker!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
I actually like it just fine. In fact, I'm jealous. It's got nice luster. The 1834 PCGS AU55 CAC I posted above (which I swapped away since it looked just a tiny bit too dipped) also had reasonably nice luster, but not like your MS65. I liked it, but ended up swapping it for something I liked more, is all.
While I like circulated coins XF and under to be toned (either with contrasting grey or pastel colors), I do like lustrous white MS coins.
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Since @winesteven posted a Draped Bust half, which doesn't really count in a 7070-styled collection (but is a fun diversion), I will follow suit with my much humbler example. I do like the Draped Bust coins a lot, but I guess I can understand why Dansco omits the silver Draped Bust denominations from the 7070 album, no doubt due to their more costly nature.
When I registered this one, I had the pleasant surprise of discovering that it is actually CAC approved and in their database, though there is no sticker on the slab and it was that way when I bought it. Someone must have reholdered it at some point and lost the sticker in the process?
At F12, it is at the minimum grade I accept for my slabbed collection. But I like the contrasting "CircCam" toning on it.
Anyway, this was just a momentary diversion. Resume with your Capped Bust halves (lettered edge).
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This was the first bust I picked up back in 1991.
O-107 Lg date Sm letters MS62 pop 3 with 1 higher from NEN in 2017. A very crusty & colorful example
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@calgolddiver I love it.
@humanssuck - what’s the grade on that 1808? Sharp!!!
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Mr_Spud
Thanks !!!
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Wow - I am late to this party today! Here's the only one I have a pic of, unfortunately.
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
...off to a running start this AM! Since we're also sharing Draped Bust coinage...
...and the Capped Bust Lettered Edge in my 7070...
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outstanding as usual !!
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PCGS AU58. Picked it up from HLRC a number of years ago, I didn't really need it for my type set, but it was so nice and lustrous that I couldn't pass it up.
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Count me as one of the crazy people, of all the US coins ever minted bust halves are my least liked. If I did not need one for type/7070 I would not own any, but that is good news for those who do collect them, one less to compete with.
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For a lunatic who doesn’t like ‘em, I will say this: the one you DO have is a helluva nice coin!
I guess that is one nice thing about a type set. It forces one to go (a little bit) outside the bounds of one’s usual tastes and preferences.
The only time I’ve ever had Kennedy halves and Ike dollars in my own collection was when I needed a type coin, so yeah. Same kinda thing.
And not counting giveaway inventory and my holed type set, I only own one solitary Morgan dollar, for a type coin. I don’t dislike them, but I’m definitely not as crazy about ‘em as everyone else seems to be. They bore me a little, for some reason. Maybe because you see so dang many of them. My Morgan dollar stance is a bit like your Bust half stance. An extremely popular coin type, but one I’ll leave for everyone else to enjoy.
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Good morning. It is Wednesday, March 4th.
Today our type is the Capped Bust Half Dollar Reeded Edge (1836-1839).
Currently the only example of this type that I own is in my holed 19th century type set, shown below. Indeed, it has been so long since I owned a problem-free example of this type that I no longer have any pictures of my previous better examples. I think my "best of type" was likely an AU coin- maybe even just AU details- but again, it has been so long that I do not remember.
Anyway, here is my "holey" example. I was told that the variety is JR-8.
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There are TWO “Types” of the Reeded Edge Half Dollars, although either one can fill the slot for the Dansco 7070. See if you can find the difference of the two shown below.
Hint: Look at the reverse.
Stronger hint, lol: look at the bottom of the reverse.
OK, so now the question: WHY did the Mint make that change to the lower reverse (along with some tiny unimportant design changes to the Eagle)?
The lower reverse legend on the 1838 Reeded Edge Capped Bust half dollar was changed from "50 CENTS" to "HALF DOL." to align with the denominations used on other contemporary U.S. Mint coinage, such as the new Liberty Seated Quarter. This modification, alongside alterations to the eagle's design details, standardized the terminology to "Half Dol.".
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
By the way, I just received some good news today:
For many years, I had been #3 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets (one set with Gold, the other set without Gold). I was never able to compete financially with the two numismatic giants ahead of me - “Black Cat” at #2, and D.L. Hansen at #1.
Last year Black Cat retired his two #2 sets, so I moved up to #2 Current. Just yesterday, D.L. Hansen retired his two #1 sets, so I now “backed into” #1 Current on each of the two PCGS Dansco 7070 Registry Sets.
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
One of my favorites….
VF 30 (CAC)
Hey! COINgratulations! El Numero Uno!
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
Love it! I would have liked it even without the mintmark over the date. But with that, it's extra cool. For some reason, there is a mystique to those late-1830s early branch mint coins with the mintmark on the obverse over the date.
Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.
awesome example
Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set
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