Gtg 1825 bust half

I know. I remember when this coin hit the auction block. It went for a lot.

 

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Just a thought:

Where the heck did they get a reverse "P" punch?

 

link:

http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2012/11/pcgs-grades-unique-1814-capped-head-half-doll.html#


"The platinum pattern is owned by Midwest collector Charles Link.
When the counterpunched and engraved platinum pattern sold at public auction for $138,000 in an Aug. 12, 2011, Heritage Auctions sale, the piece was encapsulated, but ungraded, in a Numismatic Guaranty Corp. holder."

 

With platinum being a harder metal, it makes me wonder if the coin really is a worn pcgs xf40 or if it is just a weak strike due to the harder metal...

 

When punching the stars, letters, and date into the working die the letters had to be reversed in order to appear properly on the minted coin. A mint worker used one of these punches to designate the platinum coin (along the engraving platina on the reverse)

 

So, help this amateur. Are those bright spots in the hair the wear signs? Anything else? Thanks

 

Only made 44000 dollars in the 2002 Russ Logan sale as AU-50.

 

someone lost a bundle.

[note to all you 'investors' out there.]

 

I sympathize with you. I know how awful it is to see the ones you love/care for die, and dealing with misbehaving children is awfully difficult to deal with, too.

 

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Yes. Also look at the luster. See how it stops when it leaves the protected areas of the devices. That is a sure sign of wear that everyone seems to miss for some reason. The luster goes away because the microscopic metal flow lines (which are the essence of luster) are flattened by the friction of human fingers. In other words, luster goes away when there is wear or when the coin is circulated.

 

Thanks. That helps.

 

Nice obverse, but reverse week. AU/ slider