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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 2082977, member: 42034&quot;]Thanks very much for the reply.&nbsp; I&#039;ve had this a long time and for years it was my best, tho not necessarily most expensive, US coin.&nbsp; Next time, I&#039;m back in the US I may have it submitted.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the issue of the legitimacy of the top 1806 half, there&#039;s a project I&#039;ve always wanted to do.&nbsp; This is to record the weights of a number of different grades of Barber Halves and chart the relation of wear (numerical grade) to weight loss.&nbsp; Barber Halves are notorious for having many worn specimens available.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some years ago I bought a very accurate Ohaus scientific [digital] balance and am dying to use it for a project.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course professionals can do this for Capped &amp; Draped Bust halves.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have access to that many raw DB halves but I&#039;ve a good number of the Capped Ones.&nbsp; [It&#039;s the Capped Bust silver dollar that I&#039;ve had problems buying in high grade.]</p><p><br /></p><p>Has anyone done this?&nbsp; Unlike Mexican C&amp;R 8 reales, I suspect the freshly minted Barber halves had a very small weight variance.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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