its a PCGS 1803 O-104. grading amongst halves seems all over so yea.
offer him 20/25 for both but no more then 15 for the 1820 alone id say.
theyre pretty worn but i like em. imagine how many different people could of handled 1798 draped bust cent.
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i wouldnt call it roll searching since i didnt find it but a woman at the bank i goto - when my friend was turning in change i was showing them a...
the planchets were imported from england so they would sit in sea water for months. copper refining probably wasnt the same 200 years ago either.
maybe worn to nothing but love it just the same.
got this nice piece a long time ago for 100. id go after a CBH or a lower grade liberty cap/draped bust.
AU 50 - 6-7000. its toning or whatever is pretty ugly tho.
great set. must of taken a bit to get so much even tho u still got 2 of the toughest (1799 and 1804) to go. must say that 1829 CBH in that other...
i most believe that its toning, not verdigris or pvc. it would be easier to determine with full pictures of the obverse and reverse.
im not good at explaining the way i come to certain conclusions like conder or marshall so its that much harder for me to tell someone who would...
i believe its a head of 95 S-71 R.2.
i see it going up around 125.
was going to say S-74. didnt realize the edit in his auction till i read conders post.
i guess without really looking at it im gonna have to say it doesnt look right. the toning makes part of it look dirty and i dont really see any...
this half looks ok to me. its his other 28 half that looks dipped and retoned not so nicely id say....
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when i look at this after the one i was looking at earlier today my grade has to be AU 58. the tonings nice.
i dont believe its cleaned and as a grade i would either say AU 58 - MS 64/5. if i saw it in a shop it would definately catch my attention.
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