Photo of my new CBH, hot off the press...thoughts?
scoobydeux
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Greetings to all.
Below is a pic of my newly purchased CBH from the Long Beach Show, and hot off the press at that.
1823 is one of the more difficult of the years in the 20's to obtain in high grade and with nice eye appeal. This particular specimen is an O-111a R.2. MS 64
On the down side, stars 1,2, 12, and 13 are a bit flat, and Miss Liberty's hair curls are less well defined due to weakness of strike than I usually prefer. In addition, the "TA" of "States"and the "UR" of "pluribus" are also a tad weak.
On the positive side, however, this late die state offers a very pretty die crack from star 1 up to star 5 and down to "18" on the obverse, as well as several beautiful cracks almost entirely encircling the reverse. There is a paucity of bag marks, and a very prominent "double profile" adds nicely to her character. You'll have to trust me on this, but the luster is stunning, just as one would expect for the grade. IMHO the toning is not eye popping, but rather, very classy and original to boot. To use an analogy from Hollywood history, I'd say she's more of a Myrna Loy than a Rita Hayworth, with lots of depth and character, as opposed to a lot of "bling." [I hope someone out there understands this analogy]
And for the uninitiated, here's Myrna...
...and here's Rita
Below is a pic of my newly purchased CBH from the Long Beach Show, and hot off the press at that.
1823 is one of the more difficult of the years in the 20's to obtain in high grade and with nice eye appeal. This particular specimen is an O-111a R.2. MS 64
On the down side, stars 1,2, 12, and 13 are a bit flat, and Miss Liberty's hair curls are less well defined due to weakness of strike than I usually prefer. In addition, the "TA" of "States"and the "UR" of "pluribus" are also a tad weak.
On the positive side, however, this late die state offers a very pretty die crack from star 1 up to star 5 and down to "18" on the obverse, as well as several beautiful cracks almost entirely encircling the reverse. There is a paucity of bag marks, and a very prominent "double profile" adds nicely to her character. You'll have to trust me on this, but the luster is stunning, just as one would expect for the grade. IMHO the toning is not eye popping, but rather, very classy and original to boot. To use an analogy from Hollywood history, I'd say she's more of a Myrna Loy than a Rita Hayworth, with lots of depth and character, as opposed to a lot of "bling." [I hope someone out there understands this analogy]
And for the uninitiated, here's Myrna...
...and here's Rita
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<< <i>Great coin, and I like Myrna alot better. >>
I agree, nice CBH, but Myrna is (was) MS-70!!
but i like the surf. quality, looks attractive.
(so do the babes)
nice profile doubling as well!
K S
I love this type of toning and I know this coin is dripping with luster.
Plus, it has a double profile to boot and the LDS die crack for some added character.
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Myrna and Rita were total babes, I love to look at starlet pics from the 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s. They were real ladies back then (except . . . well, I'll just leave it at that!
Looks nice!
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<< <i>Great coin, and I like Myrna alot better. >>
I agree, nice CBH, but Myrna is (was) MS-70!!
Agree!!
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<< <i>Hard to get much more detail in this late die state. I like the coin a lot. Wish I could afford to buy MS Busties. >>
Thanks for yout thoughts.
I wish I could afford them too...
Here's me after my wife finds out...
<< <i>Simply stunning!! Gorgeous toning!!!!!! Great curves....Oh, and the Bustie....WOWSER!!!!!
Thanks for your thoughts...
Can't we leave this without adding a pic of Gilda...
Camelot
But I like older women..............
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The weaknesses you speak are probably related to the die match and do not concern me, except for the stars, where you probably have out of parallel dies.
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<< <i>Thank you for sharing this coin with us. This is how an Unc. CBH should look. Note this one doesn't have centers as white as a Washington quarter and even charcoal, russet or steel blue toning on both obverse and reverse rims, of which I've probably seen fifty or so in the last several years.
The weaknesses you speak are probably related to the die match and do not concern me, except for the stars, where you probably have out of parallel dies. >>
Thanks for your thoughts. It's a pleasure to share for people who appreciate our common interest.
How do you explain the phenomenon that you've described? Dipping with a few years back into an old album? Also, could the star weakness be related to the late die state, or a combionation of your suggestion and mine?
This is a very nice original coin with great color that stands out well above many others.
Stefanie
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