Here is a nice half dime I found whilst browsing.

mdwoods

Nice Half Dime

Looks Sweeeeeet!

itsnotjustme

He/she sells a lot of nice stuff... normally out of my price range!

morganbarber

no doubt. nice coin.

matteproof

Hi mdwoods. Nice half dime for sure. Though I prefer more colorful ones, this one will be a real prize in someone's collection.

matteproof

lordmarcovan

Very tasty, indeed.

KoinKollector

I guess im the only one who doesnt like it. I like my white coins to have a fresh luster to them. The coin is the picture has that kinda creamy luster to it. Still an impressive coin.

lordmarcovan

KK, I would imagine that the luster, while perhaps not super flashy, is slightly nicer than the scan.

I for one have a devil of a time scanning white, brilliant coins, and getting the luster to show, particularly on my newer scanner. The more brilliant they are, the flatter they seem to come out looking. Oddly, I seem to do better with proofs.

mdwoods

LM, I have the same problem scanning brilliant silver coins. They come out looking flat white. I think a camera may be the only answer. Mark

roadrunner

I agree with KK on this one. The luster just doesn't seem 100%. The luster is definitely not superb and the under $3,000 price tends to support this. 67's with exceptional luster and eye appeal have been
bringing $3500-4000+.

roadrunner

CarlWohlforth

Do you all think this coin has been dipped? I mean are there really 100+ YO coins that are totally white, not one bit of toning between the denticles?

That is a serious question. I just haven't seen enough classic coins and can't imagine how coins stored in wooden cabinettes or on velvet can remain pure, blast white. Can they?

roadrunner

That's the issue with this half dime. It is blast white as dipping (s) have dulled the luster somewhat. Yeah, PCGS and NGC still give them 67 and 68 grades if they are clean. Original blast white seated coins may have been out there 15-30 years ago when rolls of seated coins were still available at times. Original hoards occasionaly hit the market in the 70's and 80's but for the most part they are gone.
I think a blast white coin could have come from such a source. But in the proceeding years before slabs, probably toned somewhat once removed from protected storage. Michael knows a lot about this. Some are still out there but they are rare. Morgan dollar rolls are still common enough to still find orig and blast white.
I agree with Michael that at some point in the future, totally original, undipped blast white (or nearly blast white) classic MS type coins will bring hefty premiums and be highly sought after.

roadrunner

dorkkarl

an undipped ms-65 1860 half-dime is way, way more rare than a dipped "blast white" ms-67. i'd take an original any day.

K S

EVillageProwler

Mark,

I don't mean to poo-poo your sense of eye appeal or taste, but I would never bid on this coin. There is only one reason why this coin is being marketed in a broad sight-unseen forum: it's not really a superior coin by prevailing market standards.

Here's why: the coin, while it may have a high slabbed grade, isn't fresh and original, and it doesn't have full blazing luster one would expect from a superb gem specimen. Especially when it's a common date.

There are those of us who prefer brilliant specimens. That's fine. Brilliant specimens that old can still have a fresh, full, luster to it. This seems like it does not.

EVP

oreville

The coin looks very marginal to me.

I even think the seller seem to inply that the grade given was more generous than the actual grade of the coin.