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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes Prev   Next 07-21-2007, 08:09 AM   #1 (permalink) kanga 50 Years and Still At It     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,594 My Mood: Minimum Grade for Determining Die Types? I've never before decided to try my hand (and eye) at collecting coins at the die type level. But I got a copy of Logan and McCloskey, Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837, to look into the possibility. If I DO give it a try, I'll stick to the Capped Bust design (1829-1837.) So, my question is: What is the minimum grade I should consider in order to have a 90-95% chance of IDing the die pairs? I know there will be a lot of variables, but for a start I'd like to have a general "rule of thumb".   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « 1908 No Motto $20 Grade Opinions | 1960D "Bar" Nickel » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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