2 Rare Bust Halves To Attribute

harveypb · April 20, 2012 12:00AM

Have a look at these 2 Rare Bust Halves from my personal collection

TPRC · April 20, 2012 12:27AM

27s are very difficult for me...and in these grades and with photos, I'm afraid I cannot do it.

Tdec1000 · April 20, 2012 1:21AM

The second one is broadstruck! Cool

coin22lover · April 20, 2012 1:45AM

The photos are difficult, but because you're insinuating they're rare, I can take a good guess and say the 2nd one is an O-148. If so, wow... The first one looks like an O-137?

harveypb · April 20, 2012 1:47AM

Yep, the second one is a O.148 that is actually offcenter and double struck. The first one is an O.137

coin22lover · April 20, 2012 2:04AM

<< Yep, the second one is a O.148 that is actually offcenter and double struck. The first one is an O.137 >>

Wow, I don't know what to say. Did you cherry pick them?

harveypb · April 20, 2012 2:28AM

Nope, Didn't cherry either one of them.......

TPRC · April 20, 2012 5:47AM

Where is the double strike....between star 6 and the headband?

harveypb · April 20, 2012 6:02AM

Yes, there is a row of dentils there. There is also some of the profile of the lower back of the cap at 3:00 over the dentils. On the reverse, there are traces of stars on the eagle, but they are extremely hard to photograph. The coin is double struck, offcenter, and reverse brockage. I'll try to take some more close-up pics of the errors.

harveypb · April 20, 2012 6:24AM

I'll post 3 pics of the errors in 3 different posts. Here's the first pic showing part of a row of dentils in front of Ms Liberty. The double struck
area.

harveypb · April 20, 2012 6:27AM

Here's the second pic of the double struck area. Its the back of the profile of Ms Liberty. One arrow on the left is the profile. The arrow on the right points to the double struck area second strike profile near the edge.

harveypb · April 20, 2012 6:31AM

The third pic is of traces of a star from the obverse (brockage) on the reverse. The arrows point to the star legs. Not easy to see or photogragh but I did my best..... enjoy.....

johnny9434 · April 20, 2012 9:04AM

thats a nice looking pair

astrorat · April 20, 2012 9:10AM

<< The second one is broadstruck! Cool >>

All Capped Bust halves from 1807 through much of 1836 are broadstruck ... no collar die was used during striking.

LindeDad · April 20, 2012 10:27AM

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<< The second one is broadstruck! Cool >>

All Capped Bust halves from 1807 through much of 1836 are broadstruck ... no collar die was used during striking. >>

And sometime stubby did not get it centered....

StubbyMcNumbthumbs · April 20, 2012 4:12PM

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<< The second one is broadstruck! Cool >>

All Capped Bust halves from 1807 through much of 1836 are broadstruck ... no collar die was used during striking. >>

And sometime stubby did not get it centered....

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I was only a mere apprentice then...

2 Rare Bust Halves To Attribute

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