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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 819318, member: 6036&quot;]Congratulations, Russ ! A man after my own heart - gotta love that early Federal period stuff.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For those that love the Draped Bust design - and who doesn&#039;t ? - the best values are Half Cent (copper) and Half Dollar (silver). The 50c are surprisingly affordable, especially when compared to other silver denominations. They minted a heckuva lot of halves.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>A recent JRCS journal estimated DB 50c survival rates at ~2%, maybe a little less.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m told Draped Bust 50c such as yours are how we paid for the Louisiana Purchase ! I&#039;m sure they threw down some S$1s and some gold as well, but apparently the halves were a major part of the financing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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