1812 Bust half Struck through?

ARCO

I found this at the local coin shop last Saturday and was truly intrigued. The coin has a rotated reverse die about 20 percent. The strike is awful, the rim lettering is high and what looks like rim ticks are the tops of the letters punched into the rim. The coolest part is what looks like an inverse image of the coin's obverse struck through upside down, and reversed on the reverse of the coin.

You can actually see the letters BER in reverse and upside down on the reverse of the coin. My scanner cannot capture it that well, but turning it in the light it almost seems to be a raised relief imprint on the coin.

Anybody seen a Bust half with this strike through look? Is this considered clashed dies? I am very curious.





Thanks,
Tyler

coinlieutenant

Clashed dies Tyler but very cool. If you want to sell it, you know where to come...

Free place to stay in Kaneohe for a week!!!

Probably clashed, rotated and then clashed again. Probably a variety but maybe not!! We might have another Baley issue!

J

JadeRareCoin

Tyler,

You just bought a very respectable example of O-107, which is well known to have clashed marks due to heavily clashed dies. There's no premium for the clash marks, but please understand that you do not have a coin with "strike through" damage.

O-107 is an R.1 variety, but it is becoming difficult to locate any early date Bust Halves that are original and in decent condition. Grading by variety, you coin looks to be EF-40. Even uncirculated examples of 107 have edge deterioration and it is not possible to find an example with full dentilation on both sides. Welcome to the world of coins struck by hand in a screw press with an open collar!!!!

Very nice coin. Keep it!!!!!

Dennis

PS - nice pics

coinlieutenant

What do you think Tyler, free place to stay for you and the wife for the 1812? I bet I know what she would say....

Utah is cold this time of the year isnt it?

JadeRareCoin

Hawaii is too hot and muggy. Tyler, come to beautiful Michigan, where you can ski in the winter and sail in the summer. Can't do that in Hawaii. Besides, John is just trying to trick you into selling your 1812 half for 1/2 of Blue Sheet bid.

coinlieutenant

Silly Jade,

Everybody knows that they dont have bluesheet for circ bust halves!!

I buy all my stuff from Tyler using a 1952 Max Mehl auction catalogue. The prices in there are right on!!
J

MAD4MORGANS

SWEET!! A Real Clashy Lady!! For me, the more clashes the better!! Nice catch!

Dennis88

He, I like that one. I think she need to be in Holland for a while

Dennis