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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MadDogE134, post: 18688, member: 1453&quot;]thnx for the welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p>i feel that way too... highly unlikely in it&#039;s condition... a coin in a pocket gets heavy wear and this coin shows very little wear at all.&nbsp; once i get a pic of it up, you will see it has not been cleaned.&nbsp; the back is near perfect (no exageration) and the face is a mild dark tarnish as silver does naturally.&nbsp; i suspect this coin sat in a box or drawer, facing up for many, many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>as for sentimental belief, i have no heir to pass it too.&nbsp; i am an only son of an only son.&nbsp; i do have 3 nephews by my younger sister so i reckon they will be getting it.</p><p><br /></p><p>explain something to me if you can.&nbsp; i see that in 1858 there were 3,500,000 of the half dime with 125 proofs.&nbsp; what exactly do they mean by 125 proofs?&nbsp; 125 half dimes of proof quality?&nbsp; or 125 complete proof sets? (complete set of ALL coins minted that year)&nbsp; how do you tell the difference between the two?&nbsp; the reason i ask is that my coin far exceeds any pic i have seen on any site and that is no hogwash.</p><p><br /></p><p>were all half dimes made of silver in 1858 as mine?&nbsp; as thin and light as it is, it has to be silver... especially that silver &quot;PING&quot; sound.&nbsp; (nothing sounds quite like a silver coin)&nbsp; some i see look like the plating is coming off and some look like they are made of pewter.&nbsp; it is really vexing... all the different kinds of the same coin in the same year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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