Bust Half alert - AT or ...

BlindedByEgo · October 21, 2005 11:27AM

naturally toned over old cleaning.

Coin is a pretty, even light chocolate. Scan is pretty well representative.

Coin shows no sign of wear under toning.

lordmarcovan · October 21, 2005 11:33AM

It's really that brown?

Strange.

lordmarcovan · October 21, 2005 11:34AM

BTW- that's a purdy one, no matter what color it is.

airplanenut · October 21, 2005 11:35AM

It looks played with in some way... perhaps whizzed or cleaned

BlindedByEgo · October 21, 2005 11:55AM

Definitely not whizzed, but like I said some evedence of cleaning under the toning.

The true color is closer to a pewter/brown.

Thanks for the input

LanLord · October 21, 2005 11:57AM

What color is it really?

LanLord · October 21, 2005 11:58AM

No 168 year old coin looks that clean

BlindedByEgo · October 21, 2005 12:03PM

chocolate, but with a pewter cast

Frustratingly indescribable.

oldcameoproofsguy · October 21, 2005 12:31PM

It almost looks like a pattern coin struck on a copper planchet from the color of the coin. The photo makes it look copper colored.

Are there hairlines from the old cleaning?

It looks like there is very nice detail though.

It's hard to tell from the photo if the old cleaning would cause a BB from PCGS or NGC.

Elcontador · October 21, 2005 12:47PM

Reeded edge halves were stuck with a closed collar, and they normally struck up well. You typically see some contact / slide marks on the cheek & neck on Uncs. The color is not right. I am wondering about the hairlines in the obverse field to the viewer's lt.

ajia · October 21, 2005 1:03PM

Bored......Just playing with the color.......

Craton · October 21, 2005 1:12PM

I would assume that the background color should be white or is it really yellow?

Craton · October 21, 2005 1:17PM

Myqqy · October 21, 2005 1:32PM

So, it's either brown, or grey or blue?

mozin · October 21, 2005 2:17PM

No way to tell AT or NT from all the work done on the pictures.

BlindedByEgo · October 21, 2005 3:10PM

Unfair, true. I would say that the in-hand color is more like ajia's first (bored) color play. I'm still working on getting the cameras' color correcting, um, correct.

And yes, the background color is pure white.

Thanks for the input. Although I don't know the Overton designation, I believe that it's a Breen 4732.

Craton · October 22, 2005 11:40AM

Did a little more playing:

poorguy · October 22, 2005 11:55AM

Something is not right with that piece. It appears to be extremely well struck and has a copper tint. I made a side by side comparison to an 1837 CBH for everyone to analyze. Look at "LIBERTY" on the cap and "50 CENTS" on the reverse. I don't have a reference handy tonight so I can't go that deep into an analysis.

BlindedByEgo · October 22, 2005 1:57PM

ttt

Craton · October 23, 2005 10:41AM

ttt

netrubicon · October 23, 2005 4:01PM

Whach you talkin bout Willis!!?????

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