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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dcarr, post: 1940142, member: 4781&quot;]In some cases, it would be cheaper to use virgin blanks - in other cases it would be cheaper to strike over existing coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the case of the &quot;1816&quot; Bust Half Dollars, it was definitely more expensive to strike over existing coins since most of the ones I used were $40 to $60 each.&nbsp;&nbsp; Normally, I over-strike in a collar.&nbsp;&nbsp; But on these I broad-struck them without collar for two reasons: the originals were broad-struck without a collar; by broad-striking on them, the original edge lettering would still show afterwards.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For fantasy-date issues, I over-strike on coins of the same type, even though it would be easer to strike on virgin blanks. There are legal-tender issues involved. I&#039;m not claiming any of my over-strikes have legal-tender status. But for every dollar I over-strike, one legal-tender dollar is &quot;consumed&quot; in the process.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And yes, I did check the Overton variety on every one of the Bust half dollars that I used.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also used &quot;ugly&quot; coins that had been cleaned.&nbsp; I did not use any coins that had any significant &quot;eye appeal&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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