1807 capped bust half dollar

Not exactly an expert on coins. Would be nice to get some opinions on this one though.

Thanks in advance.

-Mike

 

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I wish I knew who Charles B Tate was.

I'm sure his markings have done nothing but decrease the value?

 

Actually , though the stamping looks almost modern , it may be a counterstamp as some merchants used to put there name on coins for advertisement . Hope someone who knows more about these can tell you if it's old or modern . If old it will have a premium .

 

It is an authentic 1807 50c piece, if that was what you were implying.

Handed to me from my 94 y/o grandmother( still living).

 

Another coin I was curious about.

Thanks again.

 

No , not implying that at all . The coin is definitely real . I was talking of the counterstamp . I just looked up Chas Tate and came up empty . Though the name could have been for a lot of things , usually it was for advertisement . Nice Bust half BTW .

 

It's a nice Morgan . Please don't clean any coins as that will lower there value .

 

Found that out the hard way on a 1922 silver dollar. Rookie mistake

 

So did most of us . Heck up until as late as the '70s some said to clean your coins . A definite no no now . Your lucky it was a common 1922 dollar and not an 1807 Half .

 

Your 1884-O Morgan had a mintage of 9,730,000 so is quite common in that grade . But being from your Grandparents it's priceless as a family heirloom . Any other coins . Your 1807 half is intriguing though , especially if you can find out who stamped it .

 

It does seem odd to me that the Morgan is in "worse" shape than the 1807. Being Almost 80 years difference.

I googled his name, and found a man in 1875 from Missourri but not much about him. My grandmother is originally from Iowa, currently residing in Maryland. Interesting how It travels

 

She has 3 total all stamped by the same man. This seemed to be the best of the 3 condition-wise, to my untrained eye.

Anyways, she's been curious to see how much she could fetch for one. I told her I'd list one on eBay for her, as I'm already a baseball card fanatic/collector/seller.

 

I just bid it up a little . I collect Bust halves anyways , but I sould check the Overton # as most of us collect by die marriages . But others would be more interested in the counterstamp . Now to find out who he is or was .

 

Bruce is the man for the counterstamp, maybe he'll see this.

 

The period after Tate may imply the last name is abbreviated.

 

The current bid on Ebay of the half is right now is pretty good considering that there are two days left and the coin is holed, the counterstamp may add a small premium though, not sure how it works though.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271854057764?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649&rmvSB=true
Right now at $60, good luck with auction, I have a feeling it will go above $100.

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I'm not nearly expecting what everyone else on eBay seems to have their half listed as. 5-900$ seems a bit out of the question to me.

Was the hole originally made to be worn around a necklace?

 

Probably, I see a lot of old coins that have been holed for some reason or another. Those $500-$900 listing are for problem free coins, I could see your coin going for $200. Without the hole or the counterstamp it would be around $500, graded around VF-Details. If I had enough money I would definitely place a bid on your coin, it's the kind of thing I would normally buy.

 

It seems the counter stamp is fairly new(er)

 

Mike can you ask your Grandmother the history of the Bust half , like when she got them and when they were counter stamped ?