Well I just asked @Jim M , and he explained that you can still find Doubled Dies even with single hubbing . Something to do with the extreme...
Do you mean the doubling on the bottom of the word North ? Most likely Machine Doubling or die deterioration doubling ....
Sorry , no . Coins are single hubbed now . See post #11 as I was wrong about there being no Doubled Dies after single hubbing .
I'll go 64 . Nice coin .
So you're saying it's not been cleaned . I've never seen a Bust half this white . An almost 200 year old coin would have some degree of toning...
I collect Bust halves by Overton #s , and believe me this coin was cleaned . These didn't lay around for years in bags like Morgan dollars . So a...
I'd give it an AU , it's been dipped but since I really can't make out the luster or see the surface condition I can't tell if it will straight...
I don't know the series but the date looks like a '26 to me .
Nice . I'd go AU-53 . Most of these weren't fully struck in places but yours seems well struck .
Good question !
Probably a Roman Republic coin. World coin is a 1770 8 Real from Peru , and my oldest US coin is an 1806 Draped Bust Half . Sorry I didn't crop...
You're right , cleaning usually makes them worse 95% of the time .
The worst part is that is one lost Flowing hair coin that could have been a very nice coin . I wish more people would learn not to clean coins...
I agree with Kirkuleez , coin looks legit but was a problem coin that was polished . Even if it is a fake , which I doubt it is , it's been...
Dang , I can't believe I was the last person to write back in 2009 . Rusty
Next time I see a good Trade Dollar thread I'll have to give you a shout out .
I noticed how much nicer she looked in the slab when you showed it to us yesterday .
Doc , you're no slouch yourself when it comes to these beauties . Wish you'd have chimed in .
Great thread Bill , I too have bought raw Trade Dollars , as long as one knows the series and can see them in hand or even a decent pic you should...
Did it have the raised ink ? Or color shifting ink ? Still it probably would have fooled me .
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