I can't put my finger on it but this draped bust half looks wrong to me. Something in the face and jaw line isn't right but I can't quite tell. Any opinions?
Mr. Hall doesn't like it when you put your finger on it. Might leave fingerprints.
I don't know what you are seeing around the jaw and face, but the color looks like a coin doctor job to me. I'm not up on bust varieties, but this one has a nice repunched "T" in LIBERTY, and a serious die crack between the "1" in the date and the first left star. Someone should be able to diagnose the variety which might be helpful.
Some bust halves look like that, but I don't know enough about the varieties to address that issue. Maybe a bust half specialist will take a peek at the thread and give us an opinion. My curiosity is stirred up now.
It is so hard to tell from a picture. The rim to the right of the date under the bust could be slightly out of round as well.
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I don't know what you are seeing around the jaw and face, but the color looks like a coin doctor job to me. I'm not up on bust varieties, but this one has a nice repunched "T" in LIBERTY, and a serious die crack between the "1" in the date and the first left star. Someone should be able to diagnose the variety which might be helpful.
The reverse is bothering me, especially the denticles.
Joe.
Like this one.
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It is so hard to tell from a picture. The rim to the right of the date under the bust could be slightly out of round as well.
Looks like you nailed it as a Overton 115.