1849 O half dollar help

The last two photos I posted are very representative of the coin in hand. I am very happy with how it turned out.

 

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She might be wearing an underwire bra!!!

 

You may not get your money back right a way but if you are happy with it that is all that matters. Thanks for posting it.

 

Is it just the lighting in the last photo or does it have a re-punched mint mark? Also the 4 in the date looks like it may have been re-punched and maybe the 8...but like I say maybe it's just the photo and the lighting...

 

I have a friend who, when he gets a coin like that, puts it in a manila envelope (sulfur containing) and sets it on a windowsill exposed in the sun. After six months or so, it looks remarkably natural.

Now this might start a new debate: would this be considered NT or AT? It's a natural process, but accelerated a bit. I'm not sure I really have an opinion on this.

 

So this raises an interesting question. If I did the envelope in the windowsill method and it developed a nice patina, would it straight grade or are there too many hairlines?

 

This process won't create hairlines. If the coin is hairlined at the beginning, it will be hairlined at the end. Whether it straight grades will be determined by how natural the appearance is at the end of the process.

 

I wasn’t suggesting the process would create hairlines. I was wondering if there were currently too many pre-existing hairlines to earn a straight grade.

 

TPGs are really tough on hairlined coins. So it probably won't straight grade under any circumstance.

 

There is a fine line (might even call it hair fine) between re-toning that is dark enough to hide the cleaning and being so dark as to receive a details grade for environmental damage. Chances of it ever straight grading are IMO slim, but it should still look much better than the striped out appearance it has now.

 

Paper envelope will help it grow a new skin. Always be cleaned but it’ll look better. Still a lot of detail and meat for $75. I’d call it au myself