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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kirkuleez, post: 2372506, member: 36864&quot;]So I&#039;ve been working on a set of braided hair half cents when I come across an 1848 from the Dan Holmes collection. It was in a details slab sighting questionable color (and shows what looks like corrosion at about 7 o&#039;clock on the obverse). But for a proof only year with a very small mintage; the price was really low. I couldn&#039;t figure out why such a rare coin was going so cheaply. Does nobody realize how rare of a coin this is?&nbsp; I see that it has only five minutes remaining, so I put in a bid of sixty bucks and nobody increased their bid. I win this &quot;rare&quot; coin for $44 and couldn&#039;t believe my luck....</p><p><br /></p><p>While checking the die markers to determine if it was an original or restrike, I realize that it is not a half cent, but a regular old common 1848 large cent with questionable color and surface corrosion. My excitement faded quickly to say the least. Feel free to make fun of my rookie mistake; you can have fun with it. [ATTACH=full]485412[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]485413[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]485414[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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