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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 2030905, member: 19165&quot;]That is one of my dream coins..... </p><p><br /></p><p>I think I would rather have a re-engraved coin than a cleaned, polished, damaged, or otherwise mutilated coin. The re-engraving is not nice, of course, but it does mean that you can get a higher graded coin for a decent discount. Problem is, so many of the 96 and 97 halves have been messed with.... </p><p><br /></p><p>By the way, the coin you have purchased is listed in Amato as Amato-165a. It is apparently a very early die state, one of only 6 known without a die crack which is usually seen from the border at k5 to the bust (and indicates it is one of the very first 1796 halves struck). </p><p><br /></p><p>A previous appearance at Stacks notes that the surfaces show evidence of heating to accomplish the re-engraving, in the form of finely granular texture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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