Did you check to make sure it's not the 106a--the "single leaf"? The mint truly used these dies until they completely came apart.
Nothing better to do tonight, so I thought I’d put together a die study on the 1817 O-105 die marriage. This was the last use of obverse die...
This one finally showed up today. I actually had to write a check to pay for it and then wait for it to clear...no CC/no Paypal. Welcome back to...
The price I paid I certainly hope it's a 58. ;)
Really nice surfaces on that one. Nice!
It's a 58...another example (at least IMO) of a lightly circulated coin which looks better than a lower grade MS coin. As for the "strange marks"...
Half right.
OK, I am officially out of the coin buying business for the rest of the year. Just ordered this lady this afternoon. [ATTACH]
But, But, there's a huge gash in the wing!!! ;););)
The '29 is O-104A; the '32 is O-111. Although I might be able to attribute the '31 in hand there is too much wear to do so from the pic. Nice...
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Picked up tonight. I paid strong money, but I needed a fix. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
One other difference between the lettered edge and the reeded edge that you might notice is the star layout on the obverse. It went from 7 stars...
Who doesn't like gold? Me. I detest pretty much anything yellow. I once bought the house across the street from me just so that I could paint...
That's because that "modern crap" coined with steam didn't belong with "real" coins.
I've never done so, but there are a few that I would love to have back. For example, if anyone happens to know her current whereabouts......
It's actually O-109 an R-3 die marriage--IMO, not quite to the 109A die state. As an on-line reference, check out Dave's Bust Half Dollar Site....
This is a unflattering harshly overlit pic. Here is the PCGS trueview. [IMG] Cleaned? Yes. But it's an 1815 and (regrettably) gets the...
Scotsman Auction at the CoinX show in St Charles, MO. There were a BUNCH of lovely ladies in this sale. https://www.scoins.com/
If you want a "fully" struck bust half you are mostly limited to the dates from 1824 through 1826 (and they are scarce). The other years almost...
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