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Really neat 1811 PCGS AU-55 Double Struck Bust Half Error (eBay BIN $20K!)
joejeweler
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Came across this today and the photo's of the strike doubling are really sharp. Didn't realize these command such a price tag.........but then it hasn't sold......YET! 
Worthy of a look see for sure.......
BTW....the insert says it is a double struck "obverse". Why not some doubling on the reverse? I assume the coin got stuck within the dies and shifted slightly between blows. Why wasn't the reverse affected also? Anybody know? I'm wondering if the dies were free to move a bit, and possibly(?) the reverse die didn't but the obverse die did. Other than that.......who knows?
1811 AU-55 Double Struck Bust Half Error
Worthy of a look see for sure.......
BTW....the insert says it is a double struck "obverse". Why not some doubling on the reverse? I assume the coin got stuck within the dies and shifted slightly between blows. Why wasn't the reverse affected also? Anybody know? I'm wondering if the dies were free to move a bit, and possibly(?) the reverse die didn't but the obverse die did. Other than that.......who knows?
1811 AU-55 Double Struck Bust Half Error
The Ex-"Crown Jewel" of my collection! 1915 PF68 (NGC) Barber Half "Eliasberg".
Once again resides with Legend, the original purchaser "raw" at live Eliasberg auction. Laura and i "love" the same lady!
Once again resides with Legend, the original purchaser "raw" at live Eliasberg auction. Laura and i "love" the same lady!
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