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<p>[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 473404, member: 11540"]<font face="Arial"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">Exhibit: Bust Half - 1823 - Nov of 06 - ldhair</font></font></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><br /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">The 1823 sure had a lot of varieties. After a lot of looking at old auctions, I think this might be the O-104.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Arial">Please correct me as I’m probably wrong.<img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The look of the date made me first think it was the O-111, but the reverse was wrong. I posted a couple of images at the bottom, of the dates from my coin and an O-111.</font></font></p><p><font size="2"><font face="Arial">They look so much alike it confuses me.</font></font></p><p> </p><p><font size="2"><font face="Arial">This is also a great example of machine doubling. Many years ago Coin World imaged this coin for an article on the subject. I don’t think it was ever published.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0538-800X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0541-800X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0539-date-800X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">These are the date images that confuse me. The first is my coin and the second is the O-111. Note the weak spot in the 8, the 2, and the 3 look the same on both coins. That made me think it was the same die but the dentils don’t line up the same to the date. It is the O-104 after more work.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0539-date-320X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2"><img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/390015274odate-320X.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">All these images were from me learning a new Canon SLR with the Sigma 150 macro. </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">They came off the camera at about 1900X and saved as jpgs. The only edit was a quick crop that was saved as a new image. That way I still had the original for future use. They were loaded to Photobucket at the sizes in this post. </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">I did this one in a rush but I'll get something better up in a few days</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Larry </font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ldhair, post: 473404, member: 11540"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Exhibit: Bust Half - 1823 - Nov of 06 - ldhair[/SIZE][/FONT] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The 1823 sure had a lot of varieties. After a lot of looking at old auctions, I think this might be the O-104.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]Please correct me as I’m probably wrong.[IMG]http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG] The look of the date made me first think it was the O-111, but the reverse was wrong. I posted a couple of images at the bottom, of the dates from my coin and an O-111.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]They look so much alike it confuses me.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]This is also a great example of machine doubling. Many years ago Coin World imaged this coin for an article on the subject. I don’t think it was ever published.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][IMG]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0538-800X.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][IMG]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0541-800X.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][IMG]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0539-date-800X.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]These are the date images that confuse me. The first is my coin and the second is the O-111. Note the weak spot in the 8, the 2, and the 3 look the same on both coins. That made me think it was the same die but the dentils don’t line up the same to the date. It is the O-104 after more work.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][IMG]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/Image_0539-date-320X.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][IMG]http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r209/ldhair/half/390015274odate-320X.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]All these images were from me learning a new Canon SLR with the Sigma 150 macro. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]They came off the camera at about 1900X and saved as jpgs. The only edit was a quick crop that was saved as a new image. That way I still had the original for future use. They were loaded to Photobucket at the sizes in this post. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]I did this one in a rush but I'll get something better up in a few days[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Larry [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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