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I heard her call my name!!!

ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
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While walking around at the show on Friday, I suddenly put my hand on my wife's shoulder and told her to stop. I immediately backed up to look at this coin that had caught my eye! Well, turns out that it was at Jade coins. I had to have her for my type set, so I purchased her!!!.image
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  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,546 ✭✭✭
    I saw the coin, it is lovely.
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  • merz2merz2 Posts: 2,474 ✭
    Ken
    You are turning into one of them.That is a nice buy.
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  • coinguy89coinguy89 Posts: 2,151
    Now that is a good coin purchase.
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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Cool coin.

    Why do the stars looked like they are stretched out?
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭


    << <i>Why do the stars looked like they are stretched out? >>

    Interesting observation! I missed that. The answer is: Because they actually are! I'll need to so some research on this!

    Ken
  • merz2merz2 Posts: 2,474 ✭
    Ken
    That is the sign of a worn die. I'm sure that some of the old timers will concur with that assesment.
    Don
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  • OKbustchaserOKbustchaser Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ken,

    welcome to the REAL collector's area.image

    Nice looking half. The stars on the obverse (and the letters on the reverse) are stretched to the rims like this due to die wear.

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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    It is a nice half. I know what you mean about coins that call out to you. Right now I'm trying to win me a 1893 CAM Barber for my birthday. image
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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ken: That's a very attractive Capped Bust Half. I hope that you get a lot of pleasure from owning it and including it in your type set.

    Stuart

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  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977 ✭
    Nice pickup Ken. It is amazing how certain coins can call to you as you walk by. Many coins in my collection know my name too.
  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    beautiful coin.

    as the dies became worn, the outer points of the stars and upper edges of the letters were "drawn" towards the edge.

    often, with a higher grade coin such as yours, there is considerable extra "crunchy" luster about the periphery due to the effect of flow lines from worn dies.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,289 ✭✭✭✭✭

    sweet coin!!
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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭


    I like those elongated stars. Cool coin
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  • CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    That is a very beautiful coin, Ken.image
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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭


    << <i>Ken are you going to get it graded? >>

    Not at the present time!
  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    Beautiful coin!!image Looks like perfect type set material to me.

    jim

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