Thoughts on this Capped Bust Half

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by BigTee44, Feb 16, 2019.

  1. BigTee44

    BigTee44 Well-Known Member

    Got this in the mail today for a NGC group submission, not mine, It's a 1814 E/A

    Thoughts? 1814 Bust Half RAW E over A2.jpg
    1814 Bust Half RAW E over A.jpg
     
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  3. old49er

    old49er Well-Known Member

    AU 53 details,nice toning. Die polish marks in the field in front of Liberties face or clashed die.
     
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  4. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Those are quite unusual looking clashmarks, but I'm pretty sure that's what they are. Those were some really tired dies! I like the toning, but I'm not totally sure it's original. Looks kind of like secondary toning to me. Will it pass muster at NGC? Dunno. Maybe, maybe not.

    Whether it straight-grades or not, that's a handsome coin.
     
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  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    The dies clashed several times at different rotations to each other. That's really cool. I love it. Pretty coin.
    I think NGC will call it EF Details, cleaned, A/T or Q/C. Not sure what term they use. I would buy the coin no matter what they call it.
     
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  6. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Aha. Makes sense. Thanks- I was wondering.
     
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  9. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I'm not really sure what all is going on with the coin. Fun coin.
    We could use some help from @Fred Weinberg on this.
     
  10. C-B-D

    C-B-D Well-Known Member

    AU55. That's a $3k coin.
     
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  11. Dave Waterstraat

    Dave Waterstraat Well-Known Member

    Really cool LDS example with what looks like no less than 5 die clash events with one (the latest?) being oriented well out of the sequence of the other 4. What is the die alignment?
     
  12. BigTee44

    BigTee44 Well-Known Member

    it's pretty much aligned, maybe a hair but it's basically straight on when flipped over.
     
  13. chascat

    chascat Well-Known Member

    Very appealing coin.
     
  14. ldhair

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  15. PlanoSteve

    PlanoSteve Well-Known Member

    Wow, nice prominent clash of the ribbon & left wing!!! Don't think it will make AU, but a nice specimen nonetheless! Hope to see the final return from NGC.
     
  16. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

  17. halfcent1793

    halfcent1793 Well-Known Member

    Very cool clash marks!
     
  18. TheFinn

    TheFinn Well-Known Member

    I think this is what they mean by being, "Rode hard and put to bed wet". That die went through clashing and kept going even when the lettering blended into the rim. Very nice looking coin. It will be interesting to see how it comes back.
     
  19. Cheech9712

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  20. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Man that piece is super interesting. Can anyone see any sort of an image
     
  21. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    Good answer @ldhair thanks. I'm believing that
     
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