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Note the spectral appearance of this half cent

topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 19, 2017 9:26PM in U.S. Coin Forum

With Liberty ghosting her way up from a field of misty copper.

;)

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  • ChangeInHistoryChangeInHistory Posts: 3,092 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice coin. I appreciate that ghostly look that some AG's and PO's get too.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Old copper in this condition seems so much more special than silver in the same condition... I cannot explain it, it just seems to be that way... Cheers, RickO

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dammit. I succumbed. Shoulda dumped that image from my desktop.
    It's one of those coins that would have made me KEEP THINKING about it.

    Sure not much money risk.
    I'm worried though.

    I just did the same thing 2 weeks ago on a wore out PENNY! (cent)

    :/

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,710 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice - but again, I think all early copper is cool, no matter how worn or decrepit.

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  • carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it. How is the reverse?

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What reverse? :D

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Walkerguy21D said:
    Very nice - but again, I think all early copper is cool, no matter how worn or decrepit.

    Goofy thing about copper is that I too look at it as THE circulating medium of the early US.
    As such, I confer a special allowance on condition.

    Plus...it's kinda fun stuff.
    I get too serious on expensive stuff. ;)

  • carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice enough to see it is struck over something - perhaps a Talbot, Allum & Lee ?

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They'd be too big, wouldn't they?

    BUT..... where do you see it in the pic? B)

  • carabonnaircarabonnair Posts: 1,448 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The mint cut down spoiled large cents and the tokens for half cent planchets. Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like something interesting is near the rim above the D and where the first S in STATES would be. I'm not great at half cent attribution, but this is most common on 1795 Cohen 6a. An early copper guy might have more insight.

    Gawain

    Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
  • CoinstartledCoinstartled Posts: 10,135 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChangeInHistory said:
    Nice coin. I appreciate that ghostly look that some AG's and PO's get too.

    Well worn coins drive the imagination.

  • topstuftopstuf Posts: 14,803 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @carabonnair said:
    The mint cut down spoiled large cents and the tokens for half cent planchets. Hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like something interesting is near the rim above the D and where the first S in STATES would be. I'm not great at half cent attribution, but this is most common on 1795 Cohen 6a. An early copper guy might have more insight.

    Yes, the image of the Talbot, Allum, and Lee ship rigging is visible on the reverse. :)

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree that old copper is so intriguing due to the fact it was likely the most common economic medium of the time....likely passed through the hands/pockets/purses of many people involved in building this great country.
    Amazing pick up on the overstrike.... how very interesting. Cheers, RickO

  • CryptoCrypto Posts: 3,867 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I make it a point to not collect copper (too reactive) but that is very, very cool

    11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set

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