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1915 Barber Half Alteration

ToneloverTonelover Posts: 1,554 ✭
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You'd think that most people would try to remove a D or S from a 1915 Barber Half to try and pass it off as a more valuable piece but not the genius who owned this coin at one time. Too bad because it is extremely wholesome solid VG otherwise.

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  • blu62vetteblu62vette Posts: 11,931 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow. looks so legit.
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  • dohdoh Posts: 6,457 ✭✭✭
    Wow yeah that sucks. It looks like a very old carving too...wonder how long ago it was done image
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,521 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At least it's not "R rated" like that walker was on the other thread!
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  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Back in 1927, Bobby Petrie lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He collected circulated half dollars. While he had a load of philly mint 1915 halves available to him, he could never find a Denver marked coin. So he very accurately etched one in himself image
  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,558 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 'D' in this case stands for dumbsh**. Yet another numismatic abortion.
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  • kazkaz Posts: 9,208 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Maybe he thought someone would believe it was from Dahlonega.
  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Check it carefully, it may have been altered, then someone etched the D so no one would think it real. I have a beautiful VF 1913 removed D and I thought about doing that.
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  • ToneloverTonelover Posts: 1,554 ✭
    Yep. We sent it to NCS just to be sure and it's in a VG Details scratched holder.



    << <i>Check it carefully, it may have been altered, then someone etched the D so no one would think it real. I have a beautiful VF 1913 removed D and I thought about doing that. >>

  • ricmanricman Posts: 313 ✭✭✭
    It's that rare "large D variety" which is so difficult to locate - done by a real artist!!
  • ARCOARCO Posts: 4,414 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You have to realize, that up until a few years ago, the 1913-1915 P mint halves in VG or lower, while more valuable than their S or D counterparts, were not insanely overpriced like they are today.

    I bought my first 1915 F12 in 2002 for $70.00, and you could find VG8 coins all day everyday for $25-$30 dollars. Go back another ten years and the difference between VG 1915 P and 1915-D or S was fairly negliglible.

    Sure, the guy who did it was a moron, but he didn't know more morons (like me) in the future would overvalue this date way beyond its true value. image

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