what do you think of this half dime at heritage?

mact

Are half dime people out there? What do you think of this piece?

thanks,
Matt
1863 pr

nwcs

Not appealing to me. The grade hints at either a lot of hairlines or some other impairment.

mact

there is no enlarged scan of the obverse.

nwcs

If you click on the pic you get the enlargement -- but only the reverse.

mact

nwcs,

would the hairlines be from cleaning?

nwcs

Probably not. Could be from a wipe, but may be from handling over the years (how it was stored). May not have hairlines but a nick on it, too. Some of those impairments drop a grade dramatically.

airplanenut

<< <i>nwcs,

would the hairlines be from cleaning? >>

Probably not- proof dies are heavily polished, and those cause hairlines- even somewhat modern proofs (the 60s, for example, as Russ can attest) will show tons of hairlines.

Jeremy

tradedollarnut

I would love to give my opinion, but can't wait two hours for Heritage's ancient website technology to load the page. They have the slowest website around, bar none.

DIMEMAN

Matt,

I'm not a half dime guy, but I really like the coin. I think the lower grade (under 65) proof coins are a good buy. I would love to have the seated dime proofs from 1860-1891 in proof 63-64.

JMHO,

Jon

dorkkarl

<< <i>would the hairlines be from cleaning? ... Probably not- proof dies are heavily polished, and those cause hairlines- even somewhat modern proofs (the 60s, for example, as Russ can attest) will show tons of hairlines. >>

hey jeremy, polished proof dies do not cause hairlines on proof coins. the etched lines in the dies would cause the lines on the coin to be raised

the coin in the digi-pic seems like an average, oridinary seated proof to me. worth 63 money, no more

K S

mrdq

I wouldn't buy it without seeing the closeup of the obverse unless you had free return wich i dont think you do at Heritage.

If you want to get it 450 includine the juice wouldn't be a bad price