Need advice on possible new die marriage of 1795 half dollar
LanLord
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I picked up a 1795 half dollar this afternoon.
It has a die marriage that I can't identify in the 3rd revision of Overton's catalog.
Star 1 on obv is in contact with the lower curl on two points, star two is connected to the second curl by either a thin
strand of hair of a die crack. There are faint whispy die cracks connecting stars 4, 5 and 6 then to the rim.
The lower seriph of the E in liberty appears recut, stars 12 and 13 are connected by a whispy crack.
On the rev, there are 10 berries on the left, 7 on the right. A thin die crack from the left wing to the rim between
I and T. The seriph on the left leg of the M in AMERICA is recut, and the C appears to have a straight die crack
closing it internally (this is a thin whispy crack).
This doesn't match any of the die marriages in my Overton catalog. I'll try to get pics to post, but the die cracks are
so faint, I don't think that they'll show in a picture, they require 10X mag to see correctly.
How would I go about submitting this and to whom?
It has a die marriage that I can't identify in the 3rd revision of Overton's catalog.
Star 1 on obv is in contact with the lower curl on two points, star two is connected to the second curl by either a thin
strand of hair of a die crack. There are faint whispy die cracks connecting stars 4, 5 and 6 then to the rim.
The lower seriph of the E in liberty appears recut, stars 12 and 13 are connected by a whispy crack.
On the rev, there are 10 berries on the left, 7 on the right. A thin die crack from the left wing to the rim between
I and T. The seriph on the left leg of the M in AMERICA is recut, and the C appears to have a straight die crack
closing it internally (this is a thin whispy crack).
This doesn't match any of the die marriages in my Overton catalog. I'll try to get pics to post, but the die cracks are
so faint, I don't think that they'll show in a picture, they require 10X mag to see correctly.
How would I go about submitting this and to whom?
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Full obverse
Closeup of the E
Closeup of stars 1, 2 and 3
Closeup of stars 4, 5, and 6
Full reverse
Closeup of the M on the reverse
Closeup of the E on the reverse
I'll try to fix that.
It looks at first glance like an O.105, but first glances can be deceiving
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>Wow, super nice coin! It looks at first glance like an O.105, but first glances can be deceiving
Wow, not sure how I missed that, it may be, I thought I looked at the reverse C and ruled it out due to the berries, but it has the correct count and orientation. I'll take a closer look, but at first glance, that may be it.
Thanks.
Nice coin
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry