Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CBJesse, post: 2149936, member: 40089&quot;]This is a rather interesting issue. The Overton Book (3rd Edition) clearly gives &quot;all stars sharp&quot; as a characteristic of O-113, indicating that the die marriage was struck while Obverse 7 was still relatively new. A quick perusal through the Heritage archives quickly shows that not all O-113&#039;s display sharp stars. Rather, most display light to moderate obverse die wear. A few do show heavy die wear, but none so much as your example. </p><p><br /></p><p>The example mikem2000 posted makes the case for O-114 a bit less definitive. But still, I believe your example is a later die state (yours shows date numerals &quot;pulling&quot; and has far fewer dentils present). I don&#039;t purport to be an expert on the minutiae of 1830 Half Dollar die states, but it appears that the die state on the &quot;ebay example&quot; is about as late as they come. To my eye, the obverse on your half is much more in line with wear present on 1830 Large Letters. I&#039;m optimistic for you... it is going to be very nerve racking to unwrap that package.</p><p><br /></p><p>One more thing: I don&#039;t believe PCGS designates all Large Letters regardless of whether the customer has requested it. There are at least two O-114&#039;s graded by PCGS on Heritage that specify &quot;Small 0&quot;, with no mention of the far more important attribute. Here are the links:</p><p><br /></p><p>Sold @ 2011 FUN Sale, Cleaned:</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-small-0-genuine-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1151-3739.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-small-0-genuine-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1151-3739.s" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-small-0-genuine-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1151-3739.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sold 10/13/2011 Signature Auction, VF-35:</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-vf35-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1160-3695.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-vf35-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1160-3695.s" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/itm/bust-half-dollars/half-dollars/1830-50c-large-letters-vf35-pcgs-o-114-r5/a/1160-3695.s</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck C-B-D, I&#039;m looking forward to the update.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jesse[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in