1832 half dime

was showing my dad one of the coins shops he hasnt seen in kenosha and saw this new piece which i liked. paid $50 for it. had a tough time getting decent pics of it. any opinions appreciated.

 

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Good deal, more common date but i think that you still got a nice deal from what i can see

 

yea its definately F but the clasp is a little to worn for VF.

 

Very nice

 

Nice coin! A f-12 in my opinion. Gotta love the baby busty crusties. Now for the fun part - you need to go attribute it and see which variety it is.

 

Definitely F, possible VF on a good day.

 

I'm with ya, Mark !

Yes, Matt... you should attribute this one. You might be in for a pleasant surprise ! :thumb:

I think I know which one this is, but it's hard to tell from those pics.

If you get a chance, try to get some better pics and we can help attribute if you like.

 

If you're interested in The Book, here is one copy available on Amazon :

http://www.amazon.com/Federal-dimes...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270170829&sr=8-1

"Federal Half Dimes 1792 - 1837" by Logan and McCloskey 1998

Interesting reading, and easier to use than most attribution books.

 

i hope these pics are better. im stuck using my dads older kodak since im trying to sell my ppc which i didnt use for much besides taking pics of my coins.




dunno how that one got turned sideways when uploading...

 

I use the Russ Logan site to try to attribute them. Looks like a LM-7 to me. I based this off the position of the I to the AT, the 5C placement and date placement. Then where the E in E Pluribus Unum is in relation to the letter above it, plus where the S ends at. If you go to this page you can see plenty of examples on 1832 on the placement.

 

Wow, looked much better in the 1st pics. I retract my "possibly VF" statement.

 

thanks for the att. that sites got alot of great examples to compare with.

 

although they're in pretty rough shape...it's still a cool coin.