Thoughts On This 1826 1/2 Cent

LeeG

Picked this up last week. Just trying to get some thoughts on this piece. Worth sending in? Thanks, Lee

Sellers Photos



My Photo Using 60W Regular Bulb



My Photo Using 75W "Daylight Plus" Halogen

jdimmick

Looks like 60W reg bulb for me

tlhoy

BB

DoctorPaper

Like the 60 W photo a lot better. It's a Cohen1 (rarity 1), borderline EF40 sharpness. I actually don't think it looks cleaned, but there's some damage that I think would lead to a BB (dent at the rim and stars at about 11 o'clock).

Conder101

Well it looks a lot better than what the sellers picture showed, but it is not worth sending in. Even sent economy the fees will be more than 50% of the value of the coin.

Baley

Nice coin. Some "plastic" won't tell you anything your nice pictures won't.

it's a teriffic example of the type

LeeG

Thanks Guys! For the DANSCO it goes!! Lee

BillJones

Two interesting facts about the 1826 C-1 half cent.

- These coins are very sharply struck, and high grade ones show great detail. That reason this coin really grades as VF-25 EXCLUDING the rim damage at 11:00 o'clock.

- The Cohen 1 has an interesting die blunder. If you look to the right of the date, you will see a group of file marks. It appears that the die sinker entered the "6" of the date there and then decided that it was too far to the right. He covered up his mistake and then added the four digits.

anablep

I like it a lot. Enjoy it!

Steve27

Wow, seller's photo makes it look like there's a lot of surface damage.

BillJones

The truest photo is probably the 60 Watt bulb. The sellers photo is the worst. It makes the coin look worse than it is, but it does hide the mark at 11:00. The Halogen is too red. The 60 W is the best, and that's the type light that I used for 35mm shots for a number of years.

LeeG

Bill,
Thanks for the history lesson on this coin and lighting recommendations! Lee