Is this the first time your reading it? It is an awesome thread, but I'm surprised you haven't seen it already.. Ruben
Ruben, just give him the gold coin already, we all know he won. Don't forget my honorable mention (gold foil covered chocolate coin).
Great Job. I have an 1804 half and you motivated me to go back to take a more detailed look at it. John
Fish, that would be excellent. I have the attribution, but I would love to know your concurrence and thoughts on the coin. Here you go. John
Anyone want to take stab at this coin. Definitely in the same series as Fish's original great post. Let me know your thoughts on attribution and grade. John
Sorry it took me a while to get back to you, things have been a bit busy. Your coin is indeed the same variety as in my post, 1804 Cohen 6 (C6). Yours is an example of Manley die state 3.0, which I'm missing. The middle die states can be fairly tough to find. I would say your coin has the a details grade of 7, net to 5 for what appears to be light roughness and uneven wear. Still, it looks consideraby nicer than the majority of half cents I saw at the show today. About 50% had been cleaned, many harshly, and those that hadn't been were mostly corroded, damaged, or generally ugly. I did see one 1794 C( with a nice VF obverse, but the reverse was heavily corroded. Shame, because the obverse was really pretty. But I digress. If there's anything else you'd like to know, just ask.
Fish, Thanks for the attribution. Yes, you are right on the money (pun intended). C-6, Manley 3.0, EAC 7. I have to say that I never fully appreciated the die state progression until your post. To see them lined up like that is really revealing and makes me think more about how these coins were actually minted. Now to have one of my coins that I can view in light of your progression is just fantastic. Just what I needed -- another obsession. John
This Exhibit gained 181 points for 1st place Votes: Exhibit: Half Cents - 1804 - January 1st 2009 - Fish http://www.cointalk.com/forum/t45705/#post491770 Code: Art Edu Nuim FrSft Total Grand Total 10 10 10 10 40 181 7 10 3 10 30 10 8 10 10 38 8 10 10 10 38 7 8 10 10 35
Hey, cool! Thanks for putting on such a fun contest. I'm sure I wasn't alone in enjoying everything about it.
Ruben, I sent you a PM to confirm I got it - did you not get that message? If, as it seems, you didn't, let me publicly say thanks very much. I appreciate it. Fish