Team, Here is a nicely colored (not cleaned) 18.11 Capped Bust Half in VF-20 condition (I think ). The minting process follows: "Each day horses had to be harnessed to turn a huge wheel that rolled out metal strips. A great charcoal furnace, used to melt metal to produce the strips, had to be fired up. Finally, the wicks on the whale-oil lamps had to be trimmed and readied to light the mint’s dim interior. It took a vast amount of human muscle power, and undoubtedly a lot of sweat, to spin the arms of the screw coin presses after the planchets had been inserted for minting. Only when the sun had begun to set, and accurate work became difficult, was the day’s work ended. For 24 years, work continued in this manner. In January of 1816, sparks from a barrel of wood ashes ignited the mill house and partially destroyed the mint." No wonder there were such imperfect dies and why the 1815 CBH is SO HARD to find. Take Care & Merry Christmas Ben
Ben adopt me LOL that is a lovely looking coin :bow: De Orc :thumb: Ps cards have arrived as well Yeh Many Thanks :thumb:
I have one brother but could always use another one. Hope you enjoy the cards Take Care & Merry Christmas Ben
Ben, that's a great 18.11 Half. Thanks for posting the additonal info. I think I have one in VG-10 / F-12-ish condition.
Bone, looks like a vf-25. Out of curiosity, have you gotten any of the crazy overdates ye (there may be just one crazy overdate)t? I'm pretty sure I saw one that was an 1825/4/3/2.
