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  • Rc5280
    Rc5280 Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 3, 2026 2:03PM
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    @FlyingAl said:

    @alaura22 said:

    @The_Dinosaur_Man said:
    Neat frosting issue.


    I'd check with @FlyingAl I think he uncovered a few of these as "Painted Frost" in the past as I recall

    That appears to be a genuine coin with frost wear to me.

    "frost wear" ??

    Please elaborate, if you please.
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  • oldglorycoins
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    @Rc5280 said:

    @FlyingAl said:

    @alaura22 said:

    @The_Dinosaur_Man said:
    Neat frosting issue.


    I'd check with @FlyingAl I think he uncovered a few of these as "Painted Frost" in the past as I recall

    That appears to be a genuine coin with frost wear to me.

    "frost wear" ??

    Please elaborate, if you please.
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    @FlyingAl, I'm also interested

    Micah Langford - https://www.oldglorycoinsandcurrency.com/

  • FlyingAl
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    As the dies are used a wear out the frost begins to fade. This could be a fairly dramatic example of that.

    It could also be a die preparation issue.

    Coin Photography

  • jfriedm56
    jfriedm56 Posts: 3,101 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Some newer additions.





  • ModCrewman
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    @FlyingAl said:
    As the dies are used a wear out the frost begins to fade. This could be a fairly dramatic example of that.

    It could also be a die preparation issue.

    Am I the only one that thinks it looks like rim toning concealing the frost on the external devices?

  • Acarroll
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    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club
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    1874-S WB-5 - replaces a Fair-2 WB-5 that has been horribly dipped and polished

    1874-S WB-4 - PCGS F15 - a likely R7, currently an R8- (three known)

    1875-S WB-24 - NGC MS63 CAC

    1877-S WB-6 - finest known

    1877-S WB-6 - probably the worst known at VF30 details - scratch (my grade)

    1877-S WB-40 - PCGS MS61

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    Several of these DMs were discovered in the past 10 years, so their rarity rating will likely change with further collecting.

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

  • Barberian
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    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

    That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.

  • Barberian
    Barberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 28, 2026 7:30AM
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    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:

    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

    That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.

    I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.

    Wow! You certainly are well along with your date set. They look nice, too! I see some dates that I'm looking for now.
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    I'm waiting for grades to be released on a PCGS submission of 10 coins that includes several of the dates shown in your photo. It's been two days and I was hoping they would be released before the weekend. They do have to create a new CoinFacts page for the 1874-S WB-5 though. We'll see if they attributed the DM correctly. I sent them the web page for the WB-5 with some unpublished instructions on how to separate it from the similar WB-2.

  • Acarroll
    Acarroll Posts: 241 ✭✭✭✭
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    @Barberian said:

    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:

    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

    That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.

    I got most of them together for a family portrait, I'm actually farther along than I realized.


    Wow! You certainly are well along with your date set. They look nice, too! I see some dates that I'm looking for now.
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    I'm waiting for grades to be released on a PCGS submission of 10 coins that includes several of the dates shown in your photo. It's been two days and I was hoping they would be released before the weekend. They do have to create a new CoinFacts page for the 1874-S WB-5 though. We'll see if they attributed the DM correctly. I sent them the web page for the WB-5 with some unpublished instructions on how to separate it from the similar WB-2.

    I'm thinking seriously about sending a bunch of them in for grading, along with most of my bust halves. I just have to decide which tpg i want to use.

  • Acarroll
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    @Barberian said:

    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

    That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.

    It's looking like it'll take a while to find decent examples of a couple civil war dates, too. Unless I raise my budget. I've been waiting for this 65S to come in the mail, and I started the return as soon as I got a look at it in hand.



    Guess which are the seller pics, and which are the ones I uploaded for the return.

  • Barberian
    Barberian Posts: 4,643 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Ouch! There's a small trough in the obverse right field. I have an 1864 that was rejected by CACG for cleaning that I've submitted to PCGS. I should find out soon if it grades.

  • Acarroll
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    @Barberian said:
    Ouch! There's a small trough in the obverse right field. I have an 1864 that was rejected by CACG for cleaning that I've submitted to PCGS. I should find out soon if it grades.

    Yeah the scrubbing marks jumped right out in the light, that trough runs right along with them. The description didn't mention cleaning.

  • Catbert
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    @7Jaguars said:
    1872 S
    This coin had been in some kind of paper envelope for a very long time - I have been so tempted to dip it but resisted. All those toning areas on esp. the obverse, these are not wear might it have affected grade negatively? Host’s grade MS 63.


    No, a MS63 coin will not show wear areas. I think the grade assigned looks accurate to me due to the scratches evident in the left obverse field, the scratch in the field area across from Liberty's nose, and the scratch (?) at the base of Liberty's gown. Please don't dip the coin - it's nice as it is. :)

    Seated Half Society member #38

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    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • braddick
    braddick Posts: 25,183 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I was happy to pick this one up off of eBay this morning:

  • 7Jaguars
    7Jaguars Posts: 8,019 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Yes, thanks for that and have kept it as I got it from Europe. In hand it is a very nice coin and looks in some ways comparable to the pictured "64" coin on the PCGS census - but it really does not matter.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • Acarroll
    Acarroll Posts: 241 ✭✭✭✭
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    Looks like we lost the input of a fellow half dollar enthusiast. What happened to Barberian?

  • Catbert
    Catbert Posts: 8,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Acarroll said:
    Looks like we lost the input of a fellow half dollar enthusiast. What happened to Barberian?

    He was caught being "dead right"!

    Seated Half Society member #38

    "She comes out of the sun in a silk dress,
    running like a water color in the rain...."
  • Steven59
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    An unexpected auction win........

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    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • Cougar1978
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    Very impressive.

    Investor
  • Acarroll
    Acarroll Posts: 241 ✭✭✭✭
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    New purchase. Probably my last one for a little while, the torque converter in my Chevy Silverado has left the chat, and might have taken the whole transmission with it, I'll know for sure when my mechanic gets back with me. About 15 years ago my cousin and I swapped the transmission in my old truck, nowadays I'd rather have a professional do it. There goes my coin budget for about the next six months.

  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Steven59 said:
    An unexpected auction win........

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    This was my first commem and still have it. Got it from my uncle in the mid 70s

  • DesertCoin
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    W coins

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  • Acarroll
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    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:

    @Acarroll said:

    @Barberian said:
    The R7 club

    Those are nice. Upon further reflection I've decided to alter my stance and pursue a date set of seated halves. We'll see how it goes.

    That's great! Remember that you'll still have to obtain either an 1852 or 1852-O and the '79-'90 dates, and they are all rare in low grades (G4-F12). Even in Good-4, these are all at least $400 or more.

    It's looking like it'll take a while to find decent examples of a couple civil war dates, too. Unless I raise my budget. I've been waiting for this 65S to come in the mail, and I started the return as soon as I got a look at it in hand.



    Guess which are the seller pics, and which are the ones I uploaded for the return.

    The seller has it for sale again, they're calling it "very lightly cleaned" this time. It looked like a scrub with a brillo pad that's toned over to me
    https://ebay.us/m/ko2e14

  • Acarroll
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  • Coinscratch
    Coinscratch Posts: 11,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    PC-67


    Both quarters went seven as well.

  • pursuitofliberty
    pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I don't keep up on this thread enough but I always enjoy scrolling through it!

    Here's my latest from the PNNA show in Portland yesterday. I've been looking for a small stars for a while.



    “We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

    Todd - BHNC #242

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