Cherry Picked a good one last week (Capped Bust Half Dime
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UtahCoin
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What do you think?
I used to be somebody, now I'm just a coin collector.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
Recipient of the coveted "You Suck" award, April 2009 for cherrypicking a 1833 CBHD LM-5, and April 2022 for a 1835 LM-12, and again in Aug 2012 for picking off a 1952 FS-902.
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LM-1.2 R-4
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I agree with this. I like the coin. I've got an article in the works on the reverse used for the 1830 LM-1.1 and LM-1.2 (Reverse G). IMO, the authors of "Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837" did not adequately describe the differences between the early and the late die remarriages. In fact, the image used to illustrate the 1830 LM-1.1 in the book is, IMO again, an 1830 LM-1.2, since it has clash marks and cracks that are consistent with the later die remarriage. There's a pic of that reverse (the LM-1.1 plate coin that I believe is a 1.2) at the end of my post, btw.
On UtahCoin's half dime, the clash marks are readily apparent. That attribute alone makes it an 1830 LM-1.2 to my eye. Additionally, you can see a variety of die cracks. Knowing exactly where to look, these spots likely include left wing tip (the wing on the viewer's left is consider the left wing to bust coin collectors, btw), from the first A in AMERICA to the rim, from R in AMERICA to the rim, from rim to I in AMERICA and this crack continues to the C in AMERICA. There may be others there that one would need magnification to see.