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What in the world happened to this Barber half? It almost looks like it got stuck in a vice -- there are two cuts near the edge on both sides. (roughly 9 o'clock) It's a fairly difficult date; this w… (View Post)

@jesbroken said “Not bad looking for an expensive coin for an album” Agree! But I can’t quite get over the scratches. This is the last coin I need for my album. 😩 (View Post)

As an aside, Bill’s 1853 arrows and rays is an excellent example of a dipped coin with great character. (View Post)

This illustrates how hard it is to grade from a photo -- especially Franklins! In spite of my MS64 guess, I'm not really surprised. Especially based on the second photo, it looks like a really clean … (View Post)

MS64. Photographs tend to exaggerate the severity of marks on Franklin halves. (View Post)