It's in the new acquisitions thread, but I'm happy to post it again. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
All I can say is that I bought a mint state bust half for under $1000 last week. The last time I did that was in the early 1980s. I'm a happy...
Just stay away from my '27s. [ATTACH]
Nice coin. I like the draped busts almost as much as the capped. (Admittedly, most people seem to like the draped bust design even more.) Sure...
On general principles, don't depend on die cracks to authentic DMS (or die clashes either, FTM). Use the standard pickup points, T/I, edge of...
Batting 1000
Please forgive what may be a dumb question, but isn't 1853 awfully late for a city view coin? Most that I have seen have been late 17th century...
It is. The others are 1810 O-101a R1 1813 O-103 R-1 1823 O-103 R-2 Sorry for the attributions--it's part of the sickness. I HAVE to do it.
Just in case anyone thought my bustchasing days were through when they saw the seated I posted above...this arrived in today's mail. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not an 1827...not even a bustie...but I just picked this one up in the current Stack's auction. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What the doggy said.
United States Early Half Dollar Varieties by Al Overton (edited by Donald Parsley) The R-ratings refer to the number of known examples of each die...
Yes, 134 and better struck than most examples that I've seen considering that this was the second marriage for each die.
Another 1827. I swear I don't really have a problem.:rolleyes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
cherry???
BQ, the early die state O-136 (prior to the mis-placed date being lapped off of the die)is quite rare--at least R-5+ and possibly an R-6 in and of...
Check JR-1, rather than JR-5. One thing it definitely isn't is JR-7 and from the pic I don't think it is the "high 3" of the 5 and 7.
No desire to own any of the 3 mentioned...however, if found the 09S--would bring more money when immediately put up for sale.
It is illegal to attempt to pass/sell as real, but as long as it was manufactured/imported prior to the passage of the Hobby Protection Act of...
And thus my response.
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