A Coin Cookout and a Few Circulated Half Dollar Images

TomB · August 31, 2005 12:57PM

This past weekend a very good friend of mine and his wife drove a few hundred miles to spend the day with me, my wife and our 19-month old daughter. We had a great day, the weather was terrific and we grilled fillet mignon on the deck. Afterwards, we had a private coin show with numerous coins that had been pulled from safe deposit boxes to be shared.

Since the coins were now home with me, I decided to use my Nikon D70 and take some quick pictures. The lighting is pretty good on the images and the coins look very close to how they look in-hand, however, they are a bit more grey and somewhat more matte-like in-hand than the images suggest. After taking all the shots I noticed that I had taken out quite a few circulated halves to share. Please note that I have many more coins imaged on my site, if you would like to see other denominations, and there are no coins for sale on my site, so it isn't spamming.

I apologize for including so many images here, it's just that I loaded them onto my site tonight and thought I would share them. Enjoy!

goose3 · August 31, 2005 12:59PM

Nice stuff Tom!

Thanks for not teasing me with that Killer Gobrecht!

mgoodm3 · August 31, 2005 1:05PM

I wanna go to your cookouts.

TomB · August 31, 2005 1:07PM

The new image for that coin is on the same web page as these half dollars, go ahead and drool, goose!

goose3 · August 31, 2005 1:08PM

You are truly Evil Tom!

How much?

lordmarcovan · August 31, 2005 1:12PM

With "cookout" in the title, I thought this was gonna be another AT thread.

LeeG · August 31, 2005 1:58PM

Very nice coins and pic's

stman · August 31, 2005 2:05PM

Now there is some serious Crust. Man, I really like the 1794, 1801, and I need the 1805

Actually all of them are great coins!!! Thanks for posting Tom.

RYK · August 31, 2005 2:07PM

With "cookout" in the title, I thought this was gonna be another AT thread.

Me, too. Thanks for sharing.

stman · August 31, 2005 2:15PM

Love those choice surfaces on the 1794. OK, I need a cigarette.

Casey · August 31, 2005 2:39PM

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

coinlieutenant · August 31, 2005 2:44PM

Tom continually have some of the best coins on this board...I am always impressed by his taste.

Those coins are sweet...did you shoot that 1823 I love to drool over? Or that blue half dime?

John

P.s. I have an auto PM generator once per month that begs Tom to sell me some of his coins...he has me on auto delete. I am now trying shameless flattery.

wam98 · August 31, 2005 6:55PM

WOW, some very nice coins. The 1794 is a beauty, but the 1836 Reeded edge halves don't show up very often.

fivecents · August 31, 2005 9:45PM

What a nicely matched set of halves.

greghansen · August 31, 2005 10:40PM

You've GOT to be kidding me! That is exactly the look I relish and I like the same areas you do. No wonder I haven't been able to pick up anything nice in a while. Seriously nice stuff there and thanks for sharing.

goose3 · September 1, 2005 6:28AM

Hubba Hubba!
Name your price!!!

TomB · September 1, 2005 9:55AM

Thank you all for the kind words about the coins.

Don't worry about me taking up the supply of these coins, I'm lucky to be able to add two coins a year like this. I might be looking to move the Gobrecht dollar, would someone know a board member who might be looking for one?

ARCO · September 1, 2005 10:05AM

Tom - beautiful coins. The 1794 half hasn't to be the nicest I have ever seen. Just perfect!

Tyler

FatMan · September 1, 2005 10:06AM

Wonderful

oreville · September 1, 2005 10:19AM

Nice!

What is the 1921 half? P, D or S? I like it too!

jdimmick · September 1, 2005 10:23AM

Absolutely awsome type set of halves!!!!! One of the nicest groups of halves I can recall seeing posted.

oreville · September 1, 2005 10:28AM

TomB:

Bringing these coins to Parsippany this Sunday? I would love to see the coins in person and compare them to the pics.

Not trying to buy them but curious to compare the lighting on the coins.

Nysoto · September 2, 2005 4:19AM

Tom,

An exceptional group of PQ key and tough date half dollars.

DNADave · September 2, 2005 4:25AM

YOU SUCK

stiffy · September 2, 2005 5:15AM

I wanna go to your cookouts.

I'll settle for smoe leftovers.

A Coin Cookout and a Few Circulated Half Dollar Images

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