First time trying to post a pic of a Coin, hope it is attached. Long time collector and buyer, not an expert. Many questions on this, how would it grade and what variety of the 1812 is it?
I think VF30 details cleaned. Looks like a O-107 but I don't have my book with me at the moment. @Treashunt and others may be able to help you out on that.
Not sure it has been cleaned, I bought this at a yard sale many years ago. It was in a small bag with about 30 Coins. The lady wanted 20 Dollars for a bag of foreign coins. I bought the bag without looking thru it. There were many coins she thought were foreign, another was an 1851 Gold Dollar.
green18, been collecting many years, not really a Bust collector, but have a few. I have complete collections, pennies from 1857 to date, Barber head Dimes to date, V Nickels to Date, Barber Half Dollar to Date, Morgan Dollars to Date, except the 1895 Proof. Working on Standing Liberty Quarters, I have the 16 & 23-S. I never really got into graded Coins, I do have a few I have gotten in collections I have purchased. I try to buy raw, I figure my son or grandson may not be able to afford rare coins, but they will be able to afford to have them graded. Maybe silly, but my thoughts. I never trade or sell, just buy & put away.
I'll agree that it is VF, and unfortunately cleaned. That will lower the value, of course. Without buying the book, check out this website for more info on the Bust varieties: http://coinzip.proboards.com/board/238/capped-bust-half-dollars
If call it vf 25. I can't see any real evidence of cleaning either I think the glossiness might be camera reflection off the cellophane
These sure look like scans to me, and surface originality cannot be concluded from scans unless it's blatantly obvious. This one isn't obvious.
I hate to disagree, but.... well, I take that back, I usually disagree, with glee. Look at them relationship of the ED in United, the D ;is higher at the base than the E. Also, ME (in AMERICA) nearly touch. Likely (tough to see the reverse clearly) but looks like O-110. R-1
The "other" Frank is correct. I jumped the gun when I saw the I centered under T. I wondered about the lack of die dots under the I in AMERICA but I have seen 103's where they weren't visible and didn't even bother to check 110 (the only other 1812 with that T to I relationship)
sorry for the typos: translation follows: Look at the relationship of the ED in United, the D is higher at the base than the E.
