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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;yakpoo, post: 658844, member: 18157&quot;]I&#039;m a bit of a half cent junkie. In 2006 I saw an 1833 listed in &quot;good&quot; condition. The picture was almost black, but I could make out some faint detail on the reverse that showed some &gt;good detail in the leaves. I bought the coin for $33. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I knew I was taking a chance so I fully expected to get screwed. What I received was an MS-64 brown 1833 half cent, die state 7...&quot;extremely rare&quot; according to Breen. The clash marks are so heavy that the &quot;CA&quot; is clearly visible above the head (no magnification required). This is one of my favorite coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 2007, I bought an AU-50 1804 &quot;Spiked Chin&quot; Cohen-5 (R-4), Die State #6 (I call it the &quot;Frankenstein&quot; half cent). Someone didn&#039;t know what they had and I got it for $157...what a deal!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Unfortunately, one must endure the &quot;slings and arrows of outragous fortune&quot; to brag about some lucky finds. The thrill of the hunt is what makes eBay so much fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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