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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 131754, member: 4626&quot;]Well we both learned something then, lol, wondering whether or not it was fake based on comparison to the 1825 picture prompted me to research it further and see how it compares to another 1835.&nbsp; Thus both of us learned that there&#039;s quite a bit of variance on this type of coin.&nbsp; I was quite suprised actually... being used to more modern coins where the differences in a design from year to year are either slight or non-existant made me initally think that older coins within a certain type would be mostly uniform too.</p><p><br /></p><p>It seems from 1825 to 1835 Liberty got a bigger nose and lips... slightly bigger cheeks too.&nbsp; The date got smaller.&nbsp; Changed the stars a bit too.&nbsp; I checked my Whitman red book and it does note than in 1834 the half had a &quot;Slightly Modified Portrait&quot; (why they didn&#039;t bother to include a picture to show the changes or at least mention what they were I don&#039;t know, lol)&nbsp; Kind of wonder why the changes were made, and if it was a decision y the designer, the head engraver, or die engravers just chose to alter it slightly.&nbsp; If anyone knows the history on this would be greatly interested.</p><p><br /></p><p>Trying to figure out the grade based on other coins from that link, kind of leaning towards EF details but the damage would probably get a net F or VF.&nbsp; I&#039;m not that great at grading though so if anyone else has a better grading analysis would love th hear it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking closer at the missing &quot;H&quot;... There seems to be a slight indentation between the &quot;R&quot; and the &quot;A&quot;, whether that&#039;s a dent or part of the &quot;H&quot; I&#039;m not sure.&nbsp; I&#039;ve also noticed there&#039;s more wear on the edge and outer rim of the coin than in the center.&nbsp; Maybe it was just handled that way repeatedly over the years.&nbsp; Does make it tricky to grade though, at least for me... I&#039;ve seen pics that have less wear on the edges and stars than mine does but the details are more worn than mine.&nbsp; Not really sure where to go with that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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