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rhedden · December 30, 2018 11:00PM

1837 Small Date PCGS AU58 old blue holder

Gluggo · December 30, 2018 11:08PM

My favorite 1845 half dime

yosclimber · December 30, 2018 11:49PM

Some nice half dimes. This thread has been running so long that I have saved photos of these beauties in the past and attributed them.
@rhedden's is 1837 V-5a (with rim cuds at 4k obscured by the holder and a die crack to the cap) and
@Gluggo's is 1845 V-5 (1845/1845 NW, crack from toe uphill, and die line in rock SW of shield; formerly owned by @oih82w8 ).

1853-O V-13u, crack on both sides of star 1.
Here's one I just got for Xmas from my son, via ebay. I finally have a good camera setup now, and I finished an 1853-O attribution guide earlier this month.
https://web.stanford.edu/~clint/hdag/index.htm

fastfreddie · December 31, 2018 11:20AM

P50 Scarce die pair 1-C Photo angled to try and capture color and surfaces.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 1:35PM

I just assumed that was an 1847-P when I saw the obverse and the P50.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 2:22PM

1838 Small Stars PCGS AU50

JJSingleton · December 31, 2018 2:41PM

I don't think I posted this coin to this thread but if I posted this earlier I apologize.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 3:01PM

1839 PCGS AU58

rhedden · December 31, 2018 3:06PM

1840 No Drapery PCGS AU58

rhedden · December 31, 2018 4:10PM

1840 With Drapery Valentine-8 discovery coin. PCGS AU58.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 4:18PM

1840-o ND PCGS VF35. I think PCGS may have been a little too hard on this one.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 4:23PM

1840-o WD PCGS VF35. Looks like a net grade due to a subtle, old cleaning.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 4:28PM

1841 PCGS MS62

rhedden · December 31, 2018 4:33PM

1841-o PCGS AU50

rhedden · December 31, 2018 6:57PM

1842 PCGS AU58. This coin is an absolute peach, but my camera was more interested in exaggerating surface scratches than it was in picking up the pastel colors.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 6:58PM

1842-O PCGS VF35

rhedden · December 31, 2018 6:59PM

1843 PCGS AU58. Very sweet coin with shattered reverse.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 7:01PM

1847 PCGS MS63. Strictly original.

rhedden · December 31, 2018 7:02PM

1848 medium date PCGS AU58

KeithMS70 · December 31, 2018 7:41PM

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:45AM

1850 PCGS MS64

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:45AM

1851 PCGS MS63

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:47AM

1851-O PCGS AU58. It took me forever to find a nice example of this date with a good strike. I passed up multiple MS63 coins for this one.

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:48AM

1852-o PCGS XF40

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:49AM

1853 Arrows PCGS MS64

rhedden · January 1, 2019 9:50AM

1853-O No Arrows PCGS VF35. That fringe around the obverse rim seems to be something wrong with the plastic insert.

blu62vette · January 1, 2019 9:51AM

basalstate · January 1, 2019 12:11PM

First post here, I have many coins to photograph...

fastfreddie · January 1, 2019 1:02PM

@basalstate said:
First post here, I have many coins to photograph..

Welcome to the coin forum!!

yosclimber · January 1, 2019 2:31PM

@rhedden - Wow, thanks for sharing all your great photos!
I took the liberty of saving all of them to my PC, for reference in making more attribution guides.
I had saved your collage from before, but these large photos are key for attribution.
It's very helpful that PCGS has made photo hosting part of their forum!

Here are the attributions I already know (and probably you do, too); the others I will work on.
1837 V-5a
1840 V-8 - discovery coin from Mark Sheldon? It's a cool story about how the V-8 was on the cover of Al Blythe's book, but was not known at the time. On your photo I can see a diagonal die line (right ribbon - right stem - leaf) which is also present on the Gardner MS-65. So this may be helpful for tracking the reverse.
1843 V-2a - you probably know about the other shattered reverse for the 1843, too.
1847 V-4a - attributed from the date position and the obverse cracks at the head
1850 V-1 - the "file marks" under the date and up to star 11 are distinctive
1851-O V-2 - based on date position
1853-O V-1 - of course, the only die pair for No Arrows

edwardjulio · January 1, 2019 2:45PM

rhedden · January 1, 2019 3:58PM

@yosclimber said:
@rhedden - Wow, thanks for sharing all your great photos!
I took the liberty of saving all of them to my PC, for reference in making more attribution guides.
I had saved your collage from before, but these large photos are key for attribution.
It's very helpful that PCGS has made photo hosting part of their forum!

Here are the attributions I already know (and probably you do, too); the others I will work on.
1837 V-5a
1840 V-8 - discovery coin from Mark Sheldon? It's a cool story about how the V-8 was on the cover of Al Blythe's book, but was not known at the time. On your photo I can see a diagonal die line (right ribbon - right stem - leaf) which is also present on the Gardner MS-65. So this may be helpful for tracking the reverse.
1843 V-2a - you probably know about the other shattered reverse for the 1843, too.
1847 V-4a - attributed from the date position and the obverse cracks at the head
1850 V-1 - the "file marks" under the date and up to star 11 are distinctive
1851-O V-2 - based on date position
1853-O V-1 - of course, the only die pair for No Arrows

Thanks so much for the attributions! I've forgotten a lot about attributing these small coins while I've been too busy with work the past few years. Right now, I'm enjoying blowing them up to the size of a small planet with my macro lens. I'll post more later.

yosclimber · January 1, 2019 4:35PM

@edwardjulio Your nice 1855-O is the V-1A, with the die rust and cracks connecting the stars.
https://archive.org/details/gobrechtjournalfn055libe/page/26
There is a similar unlisted (V-2?) variety which also has cracks connecting the stars.

edwardjulio · January 1, 2019 6:22PM

@yosclimber
Thank you again. You are a wealth of information that is appreciated. Don't you just love die cracks? I know I sure enjoy them.

basalstate · January 4, 2019 8:10PM

1856-S and 1856-S/S

rhedden · January 7, 2019 8:54PM

PCGS AU55

yosclimber · January 8, 2019 5:15AM

@rhedden, nice V-6 coin and photos with the cool die cracks!
I remember first seeing this variety in a thread on this forum 2 years ago:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/973335/1854-o-half-dime-v-6-variety-die-state

rhedden · January 8, 2019 8:34AM

I randomly found that exact thread last night while researching this coin. You may find this amusing, but I didn't really notice the die cracks until after I got the coin. The seller's photos were undersized and a bit grainy. It's got truly original surfaces and is reasonably well struck for a late die state, so I'm happy with it. The 1854-O H10c is a really challenging coin to find in original, well-struck AU!

ARCO · January 8, 2019 8:37AM

I can't remember if I have posted this before. Big die crack and original toning. She is too pure to ever cover in plastic.

barberkeys · January 8, 2019 2:07PM

Lots of wonderful coins posted here lately. Thanks to all for sharing.

yosclimber - great work.

rhedden · January 8, 2019 9:19PM

1888-S Seated quarter, PCGS AU58.

barberkeys · January 14, 2019 2:52PM

Pics for this PM, recent addition to Paesan's Stash, PC58:

basalstate · January 15, 2019 4:32PM

I love the contrast on the reverse of this one.

CaptMorgans · January 15, 2019 7:46PM

barberkeys · January 17, 2019 8:25PM

Always good to see new coins from new posters. Thanks.

Pics for this PM, from the Iowa collection, PC30:

barberkeys · January 23, 2019 8:15PM

Pics for this PM, PC55:

Vbowling299 · January 24, 2019 2:15PM

man I wish I could own half of these

barberkeys · January 29, 2019 9:59AM

Pics for this AM, PC12:

basalstate · January 30, 2019 6:32PM

Survival estimate of 60 per our hosts.

barberkeys · February 7, 2019 7:50PM

Anybody notice the 73-CC quarter in Heritage's upcoming auction?

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