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I guess that the engravers used it so that they would have an overall balanced design.
I firmly believe in numismatics as the world's greatest hobby, but recognize that this is a luxury and without collectors, we can all spend/melt our collections/inventories.
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I knew it would happen.
On many Capped Bust half dimes (and presumably other denominations of the period) one can actually see some of the circle guidelines on the periphery of the die for alignment of stars and dentils.
TD
<< <i>Ok now that's funny. Three of us all posted nearly identical answers in less than 60 seconds of each other.
If my wife hadn't asked for more staples for the inventory she is 2x2'ing for me, I'da beat ya!!!
LOL
TD
now i am going to be looking for little dots in the center of
every classic coin.
From what I've seen the centering dots on the early bust half dimes tend to be larger than all those I've seen on the capped bust half dimes. Is this an optical illustion or actual fact? Was there an advancement in coining tool technology between 1805 and 1829 that possibly led to a better centering compass with a finer point?
In order to properly answer such a detailed question I would have to do some research and get back to you. You pose an interesting question, and I will see what I can find out.
Incidentally, that image you posted of the Reverse Die F (1829?) is an absolutely beautiful coin. Is/was that mine? Geez, that's nice. Why did I ever let it go?
<< <i>Cladiator:
In order to properly answer such a detailed question I would have to do some research and get back to you. You pose an interesting question, and I will see what I can find out.
Incidentally, that image you posted of the Reverse Die F (1829?) is an absolutely beautiful coin. Is/was that mine? Geez, that's nice. Why did I ever let it go?
Since I don't have any pre-1829 half dimes I'll leave it in your capable hands to measure the centering dots on those. I will try to get some measurements from the cappers though and I'll post my findings to this thread.
I hope you recognize that reverse die! It belongs to the second finest known 1829 LM12 (AU58) formerly of the Cladiator Collection, currently residing in the Mr.HD Collection.
<< <i>On a side note ... now that I finally found one that I like, I have to say that I think that 1794 Half Dimes are positively the best value for your numismatic dollar right now. Low mintage, relatively low survival rate, they have the magic first year of silver 1794 date, and they are WAY cheaper that a 1794 half or dollar. If I were doing this purely for investment purposes, I would buy up all of them that I could find. I think that they have been a relative sleeper in the early us coinage market and will eventually break out in price ... that's all
I'm not convinced that these will ever explode simply based on their diminutive size.
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<< <i>On a side note ... now that I finally found one that I like, I have to say that I think that 1794 Half Dimes are positively the best value for your numismatic dollar right now. Low mintage, relatively low survival rate, they have the magic first year of silver 1794 date, and they are WAY cheaper that a 1794 half or dollar. If I were doing this purely for investment purposes, I would buy up all of them that I could find. I think that they have been a relative sleeper in the early us coinage market and will eventually break out in price ... that's all
I'm not convinced that these will ever explode simply based on their diminutive size. >>
And thank God for that
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<< <i>On a side note ... now that I finally found one that I like, I have to say that I think that 1794 Half Dimes are positively the best value for your numismatic dollar right now. Low mintage, relatively low survival rate, they have the magic first year of silver 1794 date, and they are WAY cheaper that a 1794 half or dollar. If I were doing this purely for investment purposes, I would buy up all of them that I could find. I think that they have been a relative sleeper in the early us coinage market and will eventually break out in price ... that's all
I'm not convinced that these will ever explode simply based on their diminutive size. >>
I agree. It's one of the pillars of numismatic valuations. Size counts.
<< <i>I'm not convinced that these will ever explode simply based on their diminutive size. >>
Soooo ... what you are saying is that size does matter?
Sometimes the centering dot is very large on the Capped Bust Half Dollars. Check out this 1808. Remember the size of that little half dime compared to this half dollar, just to keep the dot size in perspective.
Joe G.
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