1813 Bust Half, O-109A - "Case of the Missing Lower Leaf" Revisited.....
bottleguy
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The 1813 Bust Half off eBay arrived today..... I'm still needing opinions on whether it's the O-109, or the controversial 109A. Here's the previous thread.
First off, those who wondered about altered surfaces were right.... This one's been buffed-out with either jewelers rouge or white rouge, then re-toned.
Like they say... "If you're going to play, on the 'bay, sometimes you pay...." Anyway, the coin is still pretty nice (although kinda' shiney) but I think I'll hang on to it for a while. The die clash is incredible and it still looks fairly good in the album.
Here's the controversy...... the sellers pics do show remnants of the lower leaf. I've re-photographed the coin and can't seem to get the lower leaf to show up as well as in the sellers pic. Under the microscope, the lower leaf is virtually non-existant. I'll get microscope pics up later.
In the meantime, why don't we discuss weak reverse strikes, lower leaves that come and go, and, maybe we can figure out if this one is the 109A or not......
The sellers pics:
My pics:
First off, those who wondered about altered surfaces were right.... This one's been buffed-out with either jewelers rouge or white rouge, then re-toned.
Like they say... "If you're going to play, on the 'bay, sometimes you pay...." Anyway, the coin is still pretty nice (although kinda' shiney) but I think I'll hang on to it for a while. The die clash is incredible and it still looks fairly good in the album.
Here's the controversy...... the sellers pics do show remnants of the lower leaf. I've re-photographed the coin and can't seem to get the lower leaf to show up as well as in the sellers pic. Under the microscope, the lower leaf is virtually non-existant. I'll get microscope pics up later.
In the meantime, why don't we discuss weak reverse strikes, lower leaves that come and go, and, maybe we can figure out if this one is the 109A or not......
The sellers pics:
My pics:
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I actually like the sellers photos over yours; they're sharper and less grainy.
I'm changing over to O-109 and I don't believe an actual 1813 missing leaf exists.
Mark
The "leaf":
The clashes:
Rick
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