Double stuck 1818 CBH

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KensCoins2287
KensCoins2287 Posts: 168 ✭✭✭✭
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Now I know it’s ugly, but I was excited to acquire it!




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  • TennesseeDave
    TennesseeDave Posts: 4,916 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Amazing that it got worn down that much unless it was someone pocket piece. It's cool though.

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  • drddm
    drddm Posts: 5,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very cool, indeed!
    Not many double struck bust halves out there with such extreme doubling.

    Congrats!

    Dave

  • lava
    lava Posts: 3,287 ✭✭✭
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    That is very cool. There is still a lot to appreciate there. Imagine if that were in ms63 or 64. Thanks for sharing.

    I brake for ear bars.
  • Indulger
    Indulger Posts: 139 ✭✭✭
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    @lava said:
    That is very cool. There is still a lot to appreciate there. Imagine if that were in ms63 or 64. Thanks for sharing.

    That’s what I was thinking too...nice coin!

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,112 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    nice score, I like

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,175 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yep!

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  • BustDMs
    BustDMs Posts: 1,706 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Congratulations!

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is very cool.... I would have considered acquiring that as well - If I had been lucky enough to see it... Cheers, RickO

  • GoBust
    GoBust Posts: 608 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Cool coin and worth a decent premium. Congratulations! I really find early bust coinage errors very charming.

  • cappedlibertyx
    cappedlibertyx Posts: 58 ✭✭✭
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    it's a cream puff !!!
    No, seriously though, it really is.
    & it looks like an over date, no?

  • Flatwoods
    Flatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nothing ugly about that one.
    I think its great.

  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That is really intriguing! I was about to call it fake, but it looked close enough to the 1818/7 O.102 that I had to do any animated overlay.

    I now believe it is a true O.102. But I've seen nothing like it.

    Show us the reverse.
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • KensCoins2287
    KensCoins2287 Posts: 168 ✭✭✭✭
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    Hey Lance, thanks for sharing that overlay, that is really cool! Do you mind me asking what software you use to do that?

  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @KensCoins2287 said:
    Hey Lance, thanks for sharing that overlay, that is really cool! Do you mind me asking what software you use to do that?

    Nothing really special. I use a photo editor to circle-crop the image to be used to compare, then orient/rotate it so the two are aligned, and size both the same. Next create a new image with two layers, one of each picture. By adjusting opacity of one layer at different levels...say, 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, you can create the handful of images needed for animation.

    Most photo editors have this capability. I use a Mac and the Acorn app.

    Finally, merge the images with a GIF creator and adjust animation speed. There are a few free GIF makers on the internet. Here's one.
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • KensCoins2287
    KensCoins2287 Posts: 168 ✭✭✭✭
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    Here is the reverse, pretty much a train wreck... I don’t see any signs of the double strike on the reverse which seems rather strange to me...

  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    In the bust half world a "double-struck" coin is usually the result of a loose hammer die which wobbles a tad on impact. There isn't really a second striking.
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213
  • Stuart
    Stuart Posts: 9,831 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Lance, Is that effectively what we also call Strike Doubling?

    @lkeigwin said:
    In the bust half world a "double-struck" coin is usually the result of a loose hammer die which wobbles a tad on impact. There isn't really a second striking.
    Lance.


    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

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  • lkeigwin
    lkeigwin Posts: 16,895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Right you are, Stuart (of course). How many names do we have for it?

    I know we're not talking about doubled dies but here's a little trivia about capped bust halves: the 1820 O.108 was struck from the only doubled die in the series. It is a Class IV doubled die (offset hub doubling from centers misaligned). Not shelf doubling...true hub doubling.

    The reverse working die was slightly offset during its second hub impression, leaving visible doubling on the left wing, talons, claws, leaves, berries and arrow heads.
    Lance.

    Coin Photography Services / Everyman Registry set / BHNC #213

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