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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4873507, member: 105571"]I recently picked up this 1795 half dime, graded NGC VF-35 but with what appears to be a weak strike at the same regions on the obverse and reverse (obverse K7 to 9, reverse K8 to 9+). I was able to attribute it from the seller photos as the LM-3, Rarity 5 according to my Logan-McCloskey book, published 1998. The obverse is #3, first and only use. The reverse is D and is the first use of this die. </p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse is showing the two major die cracks indicating a middle to late die state.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is showing indications of the die scratches and maybe a die crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>Despite what appears to be a weak strike, which figured into the lower than usual price, I figure the scarcer die marriage made it a decent acquisition for my type set.</p><p><br /></p><p>The questions are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Has anyone seen this die state and have I interpreted things correctly?</p><p>2) Is this indeed a weak strike or is it just related to the die state?</p><p>3) Is this still an R-5 or has more recent research changed it?</p><p><br /></p><p>PCGS pop report lists 685 in all grades, NGC is 142. I imagine there aren't very many out there unslabbed. I also imagine there aren't many die variety collectors of this two year series?</p><p><br /></p><p>I would suspect our resident expert on early half dimes, [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER], might have some insight here and I would be grateful for any comments from anyone.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1177090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1177091[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4873507, member: 105571"]I recently picked up this 1795 half dime, graded NGC VF-35 but with what appears to be a weak strike at the same regions on the obverse and reverse (obverse K7 to 9, reverse K8 to 9+). I was able to attribute it from the seller photos as the LM-3, Rarity 5 according to my Logan-McCloskey book, published 1998. The obverse is #3, first and only use. The reverse is D and is the first use of this die. The obverse is showing the two major die cracks indicating a middle to late die state. The reverse is showing indications of the die scratches and maybe a die crack. Despite what appears to be a weak strike, which figured into the lower than usual price, I figure the scarcer die marriage made it a decent acquisition for my type set. The questions are: 1) Has anyone seen this die state and have I interpreted things correctly? 2) Is this indeed a weak strike or is it just related to the die state? 3) Is this still an R-5 or has more recent research changed it? PCGS pop report lists 685 in all grades, NGC is 142. I imagine there aren't very many out there unslabbed. I also imagine there aren't many die variety collectors of this two year series? I would suspect our resident expert on early half dimes, [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER], might have some insight here and I would be grateful for any comments from anyone. [ATTACH=full]1177089[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1177090[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1177091[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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