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of this FH.It's rough looking and that's why i bought itimage
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  • FairlanemanFairlaneman Posts: 10,426 ✭✭✭✭✭
    From the photo its better looking than the merc I bought today off ebay.

    Ken
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just saw that merc Ken..that really stung...Just kidding you buddy.
    Al
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,490 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Uhhh...rough as compared to what? Do you have another that is Mint State? image

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  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    cleaned and dinged up, but really, not that bad.

    it's certainly nicer than the one i don't have!
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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,594 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Love the detail and bold dentils, just wish the surfaces had more dark gray.
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  • raysrays Posts: 2,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The surface problems may or may not preclude slabbing. Details seems 35 or so to me.
  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    These coins always astound me, considering that back then, there wasn't even a dollar worth of stuff to buy.
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The interior fields show signs of cleaning or light polishing but the coin has a lot of XF+ meat (ie hair and feathers) on it, signs of luster, and starting to retone. Actually more attractive than unattractive. A little time in the smoke house and it could be a nice example. Imo this was an AU coin before the "cleaner" was called in to do their handiwork.

    Overall a worthy net VFish or even XFish coin. Whatever feather and hair details are flat, seem totally due to strike rather than wear. Probably won't grade though. No doubt you got it cheap enough to make it a good value.

    roadrunner

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,606 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice looking high end VF coin with lots of history. I like it.image

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  • StellaStella Posts: 710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It seems to be fairly decent despite the cleaning with a lot of detail remaining.
    Coin collector since childhood and New York Numismatist at Heritage Auctions.
  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,302 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very tough type coin... Cleaned, definitely, but I've seen alot worse... I like it at VF... L
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  • TheNoostTheNoost Posts: 144
    I like the glowing radiant look around the hair, stars and a little on the date.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks much better than what I was expecting to see when I read the title of the thread. Appears to be cleaned, but certainly not awful to look at. There are many, many worse examples out there.
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  • speetyspeety Posts: 5,424 ✭
    Honestly, i wasted my time looking at this non-mint state coin.

    Just kidding, i like her as a VF/XF, nice coin overall!
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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Strange color and surfaces. I hope it looks better in hand, but would not have purchased it from the photo.
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  • leothelyonleothelyon Posts: 8,475 ✭✭✭✭✭
    To find a coin in it's 214th year, most got cleaned somewhere along the way. Nice addition.


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  • Bayard1908Bayard1908 Posts: 4,082 ✭✭✭✭
    Immediately made me think of Comet cleanser
  • ajiaajia Posts: 5,403 ✭✭✭
    cleaned and dinged up, but really, not that bad. it's certainly nicer than the one i don't have!

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  • adamlaneusadamlaneus Posts: 6,969 ✭✭✭
    The poor thing does look as screwed up as a polished Morgan Dollar, but I think it deserves some love anyway.
  • FrankcoinsFrankcoins Posts: 4,571 ✭✭✭
    I like it...probably close to 100% of these would be as black as a lump of coal if not
    cleaned. (Look at the loop of the 9 in the date..)
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  • LoveMyLibertyLoveMyLiberty Posts: 1,784 ✭✭✭
    It's a nice coin Al. An O-119, R.4 with the die lump in VF-35+ (even before I looked at the
    properties)image My guess is the coin is a bit darker in hand and already slabbed? Hard to
    find a nice one with few marks & no early cleaning. Enjoy it.
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  • sspatsspat Posts: 93
    I hate it. Send it to me immediately and I will dispose of it properly for you. image
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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thank's for all the replys.I hope it's a little darker when i receive it.I just won it from Stacks yesterday.
    LML good call,it's in a PCGS holder VF 35,and looked like it had better detail than that.
  • jhdflajhdfla Posts: 3,030 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Thank's for all the replys.I hope it's a little darker when i receive it.I just won it from Stacks yesterday.
    LML good call,it's in a PCGS holder VF 35,and looked like it had better detail than that. >>




    You could always crack it out and carry it around a bit as a pocket piece... image
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  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It's in a PCGS-35 holder?

    Wow.
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    I have absolutely no problem with that coin looking like that. I actually like it especially for a 214 year old coin.
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  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    If PCGS says VF35, that's good enough for me --- and good enough for most collectors. I wish I could afford one like yours. Enjoy owning it!
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Looks like it was net graded for the cleaning and funky surfaces.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,640 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I need to see this one in hand before an opinion... honest

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  • morgansforevermorgansforever Posts: 8,465 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Excuse me for asking, but is it a half or a dollar?
    Based on absolutely nothing, I'll go with VF, who knows maybe XF on a good day.
    Nice coin, still plenty of detail, and appealing, IMHO.

    EDIT:
    Guess I should scan the thread before posting.
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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Crack it out and pray it doesn't come back in a BB.

    roadrunner
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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,932 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Honestly? Okay...without respect to Overton variety it looks dipped and far too white for the date and grade. The light hits all over the fields pop out from the stripped surfaces. Overall, the eye appeal is nasty in my opinion and not what I would suggest for someone to spend those type of funds to obtain. Recently, there was posted a much more apparently original and attractive 1795 FH half from the CRO website, have you seen that coin?
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  • commoncents123commoncents123 Posts: 2,648 ✭
    I would greatly prefer to have a lower grade coin that is perfectly original for the same price. That is my opinion.
  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Uhhh...rough as compared to what? Do you have another that is Mint State? image >>




    I would not kick her out of bed!

    I would spend some quality time with that! (I buy , of course. )



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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes Tom ,i remember that coin.It was a toss up between CRO and Harry Labstain.
    I wound up buying this one from HL.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,606 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It's in a PCGS-35 holder?

    Wow. >>



    Agree. Everyone knows PCGS would never slab a cleaned early silver coin.imageimage


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  • JMWJMW Posts: 497 ✭
    I like it, sure it's been cleaned but nice detail.
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    i am ok w/ a mild cleaning but it looks weird & tooled in the center of both sides to me

    gotta say yuk on this

    K S
  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>i am ok w/ a mild cleaning but it looks weird & tooled in the center of both sides to me

    gotta say yuk on this

    K S >>



    You think PCGS missed tooling(if it was) on BOTH sides?
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>i am ok w/ a mild cleaning but it looks weird & tooled in the center of both sides to me

    gotta say yuk on this

    K S >>



    You think PCGS missed tooling(if it was) on BOTH sides? >>

    they missed a plugged hole on a certain famous 1836 r.e., & it was tooled on both sides

    do you think pcgs can not make mistakes??? that is why there is a (partial) guarantee.

    K S
  • LindeDadLindeDad Posts: 18,766 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think we are being very hard on the sellers images. Don't they normally make most coins look a lot lighter than they end up being.
    Wish I could get one just like it.
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  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Looks like it was net graded for the cleaning and funky surfaces. >>


    Dual standards.image
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