Bill Bugert (2011) wrote "It is one of the rarest of the 1840-Os. At the time of this writing and after decades of searching, I am aware of less than ten examples of this die marriage."
The die marriage was identified by its mintmark size and position (shared with WB-8 and WB-9) and by a process of elimination. WB-8 has enlarged obverse dentils, and WB-9 has a baseball die cracked reverse. WB-6 has neither of those characteristics.
Gosh, hadn't visited this thread in awhile and looked at 700+ "new" posts. Am impressed with the quality of the coins posted as well as what appears to be extensive seated type collections represented here. Well done to all!
An 1840-O WB27 (R3) that appears to be a late die state for this die marriage. I paid an arm and a leg for this coin because it's perhaps the most die cracked reverse of all seated Liberty half die marriages (Bugert, 2015), and I wanted one. The obverse is OK but the reverse is very nice, IMO. The reverse toning may hide the die cracks a bit but I like it.
It took me a really long time to find an 1865-P business strike H10c that I wanted to buy. I ended up with a non-stickered PCGS MS64 with colorful toning found at Gerry Fortin's table at a Nashua, NH show. I didn't notice it at all in his online inventory, but it stood out at a glance on his table, and I realized what I was looking at after a few seconds. I think it's right there with 1864-P for rarity. The AU50 example above is nice at the assigned grade level.
@barberkeys said:
Other than the reverse stain (old rubber band marks?), I like:
Those could be old rubber band marks. But it looks more like old black ink to me.
Some silver coins that circulated in the far east had "ink chops", which were painted-on marks rather than the usual punched-in chops.
@barberkeys said:
Here's a tough date that just visited my camera, from my friend Dan, PC20:
Rare! Nice! Wish I never sold mine.
I saw one at Liz Coggan's table at CSNS PNG Day (27th) that was about perfect in presence in a PCGS VF30 holder. It wasn't hers but was shown to her by a happy buyer. I couldn't believe a '72-S could exist looking that nice. I was at her table at 9:31am (right after start) and deals had already been flying around in busy wholesale. I guess I have a lot more to learn about "getting started early".
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
XF45, WB-38, Transitional reverse die with 1878-S. Likely the closest I'll get to an actual 1878-S Half unless maybe I part with other areas of my collection? .... Blasphemy!
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62/CAC
https://d1htnxwo4o0jhw.cloudfront.net/pcgs/cert/43171878/medium/225266920.jpg
N45 CAC, Reverse of 73'
Wow, that is some set Eldo. Color-matching!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I see your NGC XF45, and I raise to PCGS 53. Now if only I could take a decent photo that doesn't make it look like a fingerprinted dud.
Recently back from our hosts, P61:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Other than the reverse stain (old rubber band marks?), I like:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
A poor example of an 1840-O, WB-6 (R-6).
Bill Bugert (2011) wrote "It is one of the rarest of the 1840-Os. At the time of this writing and after decades of searching, I am aware of less than ten examples of this die marriage."
The die marriage was identified by its mintmark size and position (shared with WB-8 and WB-9) and by a process of elimination. WB-8 has enlarged obverse dentils, and WB-9 has a baseball die cracked reverse. WB-6 has neither of those characteristics.
XF45
WB-7, Medium Date, 6/Horizontal 6
A nice old AG3.
Mr_Spud
Gosh, hadn't visited this thread in awhile and looked at 700+ "new" posts. Am impressed with the quality of the coins posted as well as what appears to be extensive seated type collections represented here. Well done to all!
55 CAC
Some recent pickups, testing out a new scope/camera
AU50
XF45
AU55
MS61
An 1840-O WB27 (R3) that appears to be a late die state for this die marriage. I paid an arm and a leg for this coin because it's perhaps the most die cracked reverse of all seated Liberty half die marriages (Bugert, 2015), and I wanted one. The obverse is OK but the reverse is very nice, IMO. The reverse toning may hide the die cracks a bit but I like it.
Don't think I've posted this one before, P55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Found us buried on page 7, time for a post.
WB-25, Type-1 over Type-2
XF40
I'm way overdue for a post. PCGS XF-45 CAC...
Here's one that doesn't come along every day, N-40:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I do not recall if I've posted this previously but I pulled it out for a look and to enjoy it.
XF45 Open 3 No Arrows
Here's a tough date that just visited my camera, from my friend Dan, PC20:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
This one is in my Dansco Type Set.
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
A tougher date:
Great looking coin Jeff.
Congrats.
Jeff - Agree with Jim, great look.
Pics for this evening, P6:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
It took me a really long time to find an 1865-P business strike H10c that I wanted to buy. I ended up with a non-stickered PCGS MS64 with colorful toning found at Gerry Fortin's table at a Nashua, NH show. I didn't notice it at all in his online inventory, but it stood out at a glance on his table, and I realized what I was looking at after a few seconds. I think it's right there with 1864-P for rarity. The AU50 example above is nice at the assigned grade level.
Larry - Those are a couple of beauties, thanks for posting.
Pics for this evening, can't recall if I've posted this one before, P55:
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PCGS MS-62....
Your very nice 1860 half dime looks like a V-1c, although the reverse clash looks slightly different.
I think it's great that you include good V- number attributions on the seated half dimes you sell on ebay.
Pics for this PM, P40:
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My one and only:
oops
Pics for this AM, P63:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
NGC AU-55, now residing in my 7070.
The battle scars of all the good times
Those could be old rubber band marks. But it looks more like old black ink to me.
Some silver coins that circulated in the far east had "ink chops", which were painted-on marks rather than the usual punched-in chops.
"Ink chops", interesting.
Pics for this PM, N50:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Pics for this PM, ANACS-2
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Yum!
Rare! Nice! Wish I never sold mine.
Super tough grade for that issue!!!!
Nice and very rare !!!
I saw one at Liz Coggan's table at CSNS PNG Day (27th) that was about perfect in presence in a PCGS VF30 holder. It wasn't hers but was shown to her by a happy buyer. I couldn't believe a '72-S could exist looking that nice. I was at her table at 9:31am (right after start) and deals had already been flying around in busy wholesale. I guess I have a lot more to learn about "getting started early".
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is another 1877-S.
XF45, WB-38, Transitional reverse die with 1878-S. Likely the closest I'll get to an actual 1878-S Half unless maybe I part with other areas of my collection? .... Blasphemy!
Tim - I was fortunate enough to see that 72-S qtr in P30. A true rarity, with a wonderful original look.
Pics for this PM, P40:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
PCGS-AU50 for the 7070
The battle scars of all the good times
Yeah, I saw it too. My mouth dropped as I stared at it. A gentle pleasing tone slightly darker toward the dentils. Dream coin.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.