1805 Bust Half Dollar

Hey Gang!

This coin walked in the door the other day. It looks like it has a hard life. Note the big planchet flaw on the obverse. Shame about the scratches but overall a seldom seen coin with any meat on it. I am willing to bet that it might have been cleaned a long long long time ago and is retoning. I also was trying out the photo template that was posted in another thread. I think it looks pretty good. what do you think?

 

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It's thing of beauty -- really like the color.

The planchet issue is unfortunate.

Hope I look that good at 204 years old.

 

Yep - I think it looks pretty good. Do the pictures make it look better than in person? Poor thing needs a good home for 10 or 20 years. Still not a bad coin.

 

BTW, nice job on the template. I just did my first photo the other day and was happy with the look.

 

The reason I said I thought it had been cleaned a long time ago... the surface is just a little too shiny... like maybe it was lightly polished a long time ago... doesn't show much in the pics.

 

I love Draped Bust silver. The half dollars are great values; they're the highest mintage and least expensive of the DB silver.

They make great type coins, since not everyone can afford all denominations of the DB silver.

 

I think this is Overton-113. If so, it's a somewhat better variety - R.4 ! No too shabby.

 

That's the Overton # I came up with with the coin in hand.

 

nice piece.
What do you think that it'll sell for?