I believe this would be called double struck. Not sure. Image of the reverse?
Nice coin.
I'll have to check that when I get back in town. I thought it was a clash mark.
I always figured the cost of making changes is a big factor for Congress to agree with doing anything.
Love the nice brown color.
It's my understanding that the draw rollers did not always get the ends of the strip the correct thickness.
Thick planchet sounds right to me.
The 1895 half is a better date. Looks like it has a bit of damage but still a nice coin.
I gave up trying to keep track of current values. It's a never ending project. When the day comes, my son will take over. He understands this...
This is probably the first Bust Half I ever bought, about 1991. It has PVC issues but it's still special to me. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sorry. I was not clear. I was just saying that you should have started your own thread a year ago. By posting it in this thread, you didn't get a...
I love the art on these old notes. Wish we had more of it today.
This coin is not mine. It created a lot of talk many years ago. I think it sold for something like 50K. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's what PCGS calls it on CoinFacts. I'm not really collecting by Overton numbers. I'm trying to stay with AU with nice color. This one was...
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Fun coins with some great history. Q. David Bowers wrote the book on these. It's interesting how the prices on these coins never really change...
Nice trade but that pattern is really pretty.
That's wild. I love the rotated die clash, if that the right words to describe it. Fun coin.
That's what I always did, It's been a while but I would pull the target out and check the hole again. Many times there was a second target in the...
I forgot that part of our history. Fun stuff.
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