Half-Dime Die Crack Bonanza!
JrGMan2004
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Ok, in the past month and a half, I've purchased 3 Half-Dimes, each one being the same die marriage... that's not that hard of an acomplishment, except that the die marriage is an R.5 
I bought one coin from Jade at FUN, then found the other one on a dealer's back table later at FUN, then the one on the bottom, I bought yesterday unattributed And this is a really cool cool coin, because there is a die crack bisecting the obverse die, though it's tough to see on the 2 lower grade coins, but easilly seen on the XFish coin... on top of that, you also have this cud on the reverse... It seems I'm putting together a die progression set on this R.5 marriage 
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I bought one coin from Jade at FUN, then found the other one on a dealer's back table later at FUN, then the one on the bottom, I bought yesterday unattributed And this is a really cool cool coin, because there is a die crack bisecting the obverse die, though it's tough to see on the 2 lower grade coins, but easilly seen on the XFish coin... on top of that, you also have this cud on the reverse... It seems I'm putting together a die progression set on this R.5 marriage Link to Larger Picture
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Cladiator was correct. Your coin is an LM-2/V1, but you will notice that it shares the very same obverse as George's LM-1/V5, with the bisecting obverse die crack. Your coin exhibits the Small 5C reverse die, while George's coin exhibits the Large 5C reverse.
George is putting together nice die studies for both the bisected obverse die and the double cud reverse die.
Nice coins, guys.
<< <i>Lee:
Cladiator was correct. Your coin is an LM-2/V1, but you will notice that it shares the very same obverse as George's LM-1/V5, with the bisecting obverse die crack. Your coin exhibits the Small 5C reverse die, while George's coin exhibits the Large 5C reverse.
George is putting together nice die studies for both the bisected obverse die and the double cud reverse die.
Nice coins, guys. >>
If I recall right, according to Logan and McCloskey, as of 1998, no coin had been found with that obverse die from before the die crack... Steve, has that changed since publishing?
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That '36 LM2 really looks quite good in your Dansco. I'm glad it went to a good home.
Since I am on the topic of half dimes, here's another one some of you CBHD enthusiasts might appreciate. I just got this one today. It didn't come from the coin show. It came from a registered mail envelope. The seller and I grade it XF-45. It has retoned nicely from what appears to be a light, old cleaning. It completes my 1829 die marriage list.
OK, while I am still at it, let's look at a coin that comes from DLRC. This coin is 1833 LM-3.2/V-4. The LM-3.x/V-4 die marriage is only R-2, so this coin shouldn't be a big deal. I think it is a big deal though. The latest CBHD census had just two examples of this LM-3.2 die remarriage listed, both AU-55. This coin was graded by NGC as AU-58. So this "easy" R-2, in my opinion, is a very, very tough die remarriage, maybe R-6 or better. If you believe NGC, it would be condition census for the remarriage. Photo courtesy of the good people at DLRC.
That's enough for now. Cladiator, JrGman2004, MrHalfDime, and any other enthusiasts of baby busties, I hope you like the pictures and the information.
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I'd grade your coin an XF40obv./XF45rev. with a bonus for coolness. You mention registered mail...I sure hope any R7 (4-12 known to exist) coin in the mail goes by registered only.
In the format of the Logan/McCloskey book, the tense of the verb in the die state paragraphs tells us when a specific deterioration of a die developed, so in the case of Obverse Die 1, it states "A very faint bisecting die crack forms from rim over cap...", indicating that at some point during the use of Obverse 1 in the LM-1 marriage, the crack developed.
This would be a very interesting die state to search for in your die study.
I am frustrated that I still do not have the means to post images of my coins, or I would post a few images of my own of these various marriages and die states.
<< <i>YOWZERS, Barndog! Sure looks to me like that is a nice example of the 1829 LM8/"V17" discovered in 1988 >>
100% correct. 89/91 now!
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<< <i>YOWZERS, Barndog! Sure looks to me like that is a nice example of the 1829 LM8/"V17" discovered in 1988 >>
100% correct. 89/91 now! >>
When you hit 91/91 I'm going to go public with a new discovery coin making it 92
<< <i>When you hit 91/91 I'm going to go public with a new discovery coin making it 92 >>
I don't doubt that number 92 is out there waiting to be discovered!
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