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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rzage, post: 2254661, member: 14070&quot;]I collect Bust halves by Overton #s , and believe me this coin was cleaned . These didn&#039;t lay around for years in bags like Morgan dollars . So a 200 year old blast white coin isn&#039;t the norm . If there is luster and no hairlines you have a very nice coin there , especially if it retones . The flow lines are caused because these were struck in an open collar not because it wasn&#039;t struck with a steam press . Though when the steam press was first used on the half dollar in late 1836 it did come with a closed collar and reeded edges . That&#039;s why we have lettered edge 1836 and 1200 1836 reeded edge halves .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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