I agree, photos look fine and that's a great looking example, not struck on some corroded barrel-hoop copper that was the norm in those days!
MS62? both president Garfield and Billy the Kid were shot and killed that year.
I don't find the scratch to be distracting and as such think you got a good deal. and, if it's an R5, better than good!
It appears to me to be an AU coin that has been polished. I have one that looks very similar, purchased in the "early days" before I learned to...
great looking early half!
My personal "grail" coins would be: Pine Tree Shilling (large planchet); 1794 dollar; a piece of turban head gold, pre 1800; Gobrecht Dollar;...
Looks like a nice original EF half. Hard to find like that!
I went with AU55 due to some luster breaks in the fields.
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Thanks for the informative report! Look forward to seeing your NewP's.
I don't like either one. The top coin, besides the weight and small diameter (which are pretty crucial, as J.M. has pointed out) has mushy looking...
Nice! You don't see these often with fully struck stars
One can only tell so much from photos, but it looks like enviro damage to me, too, and a grade from a TPG would come as a surprise to me.
Thanks for the fascinating history J.Milton
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Wow that saw a lot of use throughout the Depression and probably beyond.
I won't type what I was thinking, as Publius has stated it much more succinctly!
Nice one!
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