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A picture of Bear's Bust Half....I sure do miss this one..

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  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful 1818 once again Bear, CONGRATS!!!

    Any chance a HUGE box of jelly donuts could pry that one away? image
  • MesquiteMesquite Posts: 4,075 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Only the hand of God ... >>



    Bear, are you suggesting that God is responsible for your coin toning like that??image
    There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.
    –John Adams, 1826
  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,377 ✭✭✭✭✭
    ms62!! forget AU!
    "Gold is money, and nothing else" (JP Morgan, 1912)

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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice. image


    Hoard the keys.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    image
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭
    Mr. Bear Sir, that certainly is one beautiful coin. I guess all the mead you brew while hibernating hasn't affected your eyesight.

    Ron

    image
    Collect for the love of the hobby, the beauty of the coins, and enjoy the ride.
  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    B-E-A-utiful....I like the toning shadow on the date.
    Need a Barber Half with ANACS photo certificate. If you have one for sale please PM me. Current Ebay auctions
  • GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    A beauty, but that's way above what a choice AU "should" look it. That piece is an exceptional choice AU, not the norm.
  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>B-E-A-utiful....I like the toning shadow on the date. >>



    I like the coin but I don't collect this series. Can somebody educate me and explain how the toning shadows on the date and the letters of "United States of America" can be created? image

    Thanks,
    JH
    JH

    Proof Buffalo Registry Set
    Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
    Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those 'toning shadows' are a consequence of metal flow when the coin is die-struck under high pressure. I am not aware of anyone taking a coin and doing analytical work on it, but the metal atoms/ions in those patches are evidently more resistant to chemical reactions associated with toning. These kinds of shadows are most often seen when looking at toned Morgan dollars.

    Also see the following: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n09a13.html
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  • zap1111zap1111 Posts: 1,298 ✭✭
    What a beautiful coin. And thanks, Sonorandesertrat for the info on the toning shadows.
    zap
    zap1111
    102 capped bust half dollars - 100 die marriages
    BHNC #198
  • etexmikeetexmike Posts: 6,852 ✭✭✭
    I wish I had a few AU coins in the collection like this one.

    Beautiful. image


    Mike
  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>For all the new bust half collectors out there....this is what a choice AU bust half should look like...and the kind you should reach for to buy...

    imageimage >>



    Wow! I love the full stars and pull away toning on the date and letters not to mention the gorgeous original toned skin... image Thanks for sharing that baby...

    ABimage
  • ocon4008ocon4008 Posts: 1,703
    Wow, Bear, all I can say is: nice rack! She is a two fisted drinker.imageimage

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