And as for the coin in the OP, "caveat emptor."
now THAT's an NT coin!
Beautiful half cent, Kanga.
Here's an 1819: [IMG][IMG]
I kind of lean toward the "dark side" of US coins myself. Only started collecting them within the last 7-8 years though so still have all of mine.
sold today for about $1425 which is in the neighborhood of full retail for a fine, the coin in question has VF details.
" If the coin gets too high before the end I'll run it on up early." Not sure I understand this. How do you know the coin is getting "too high...
It's legit.
MS65? great photos of a splendid coin.
I really can't see any flaws, so went with 67. Maybe PL, but I really don't understand the criteria for that so didn't add it to my vote. The...
NIce coin!
As to which design I prefer, I think draped bust wins. But, the heads of 1807-1808 have a dignity to them that that seems lacking in later years....
Nice set you have going, MIGuy, and thanks for the historical info. It's fun to put together a circ set of bust halves as most are available and...
Here is an 1876-CC with the small/wide cc mintmark. [IMG][IMG]
In case anyone needs to see a "normal" obverse for comparison: [IMG][IMG]
Truly one of the great all time eBay cherries, isn' t that the only one in a straight graded holder?
I've been on the lookout for a type 1 $20 for some time; I have an 1864 but it's AU details, cleaned and scratched; I decided an 1850s issue...
an 1875 CC in XF; most went to the Orient and were chopmarked or melted. [IMG][IMG]
I think the degree of wear is more consistent with AU than XF. And the DDR too, that's nice!
1874-CC, that saw some limited overseas circulation before circulating back home! [IMG][IMG]
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