Looks like residue from dipping.
I would add that every year at the EAC convention we have what we call "happenings" for half cents, large cents and colonials (and sometimes early...
Obviously, I wrote my response before reading this. Thanks for the apology, and I'm glad I didn't try to flame you. I hope you didn't take...
There's a lot here. First of all, I'm glad we agree that MS69 is a stupid grade for that Wreath cent. I believe I misstated, and it's called MS60+...
And it's carried in the early copper condition census as a MS60. As I noted, slabbers aren't very good at grading early copper. Plus, how can you...
You're proposing what Early American Coppers already does. And we HAVE published our standards in the Grading Guide for Early American Copper...
To my eye, and from those photos, I don't think the reverse is PL, in which case it wouldn't be a PL coin.
I always shoot on a neutral gray background, and I'm usually shooting copper. The images generally need very little manipulation after shooting.
XF
Definitely leave them as they are.
True, with 1804 being noticeably more common than any other date. Really all of the dates except 1802 are fairly common by half cent standards.
You can get a pretty nice Draped Bust half cent in your price range. I like these as well. I consider them a family of obverses, since the...
Still VG.
Planchet cutter marks?
VG. IF the pixellation is in the photos and the coin is actually smooth.
It's anyone's guess which will hold/increase in value. There are some, like me, who bought the UHR 2009 for its beauty and historic interest....
The heads are quite similar, but they are NOT the same.
I agree that the petite head is noticeably smaller, and it slants forward. Not an attractive design, which, I’m sure, is why Gobrecht changed it.
It has VF sharpness, but the cleaning drops it down to the Fine range. A nice example of a short-lived type.
Concur with messydesk and Conder101.
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