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thats ok, just means less competition :smile

 

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1915 Barber Half

 

I know it's not a very popular year, but I got it for what I consider a decent price, and I like the old style holder.

 

gotta love those rattlers!

 

Nice coin too.

 

nothing special at all, just purchased it for my 10 year old, i liked it because someone put effort into making somthing not worth the time, into something people will ask him about now....

he took better pics than i can

 

The 21 Morgans can be tough to find in the higher grades.

 

Searched high and low for a rays-and-arrows seated half. Finally got a nice one (it's my only one!)

 

Nice die crack at 12 o' clock on the reverse! Good looking, original coin. What do you think... VF20... VF25?

-Brian

 

One very nice 1853!!The one year wonder coin!!:thumb:
:kewl:

 

1976 Silver Proof set arrived today. it's simply an upgrade to the circulated coins I had filling the "Bicentennial" holes in the 7070.

Less than impressed with the quality of the coins, to be honest...no CLUE what those marks on the obverse of the half are, and the mil spots are all over the place. And yes, the quarter IS that tarnished color. The papers in the case make it clear it came from a smoker's home, and my guess is that the quarter's "case" wasn't sealed well...a conclusion seemingly supported by the fact it was the only one I could pry open with my fingers.

But in either event, it's certainly not a high demand or tough to find set, and the price was right (well below melt), and they DO look better than circulated clads.

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Nice 76 Proof set, especially the IKE dollar....

 

Thanks. And I agree...the Ike is really a rather nice coin. The other 2 leave a bit to be desired, but ah well.

 

My hot girlfriend, Anne Bingham, gracing a silver dollar.

 

This die marriage is easy to detect, as the reverse die was never used with any other obverse. Here's the first diagnostic - the upper left leg of U is missing it's top left serif...



There is another reverse die with that exact same flaw in "U"; it's clear the same defective letter punch was used for both dies. One way to distinguish them is by looking at the star underneath TE is STATES... on this die, it points at the right foot of T. In the other die, it points between T and E.



And all the coin geeks said "Cool !" while their girlfriends just rolled their eyes...

 

Darn...could not resist saying "cool" coin.

 

I could not quite capture the color on this one. The coin has a blue cast to it. I did alright on that. Also, there is a patch of rose or pink just inside each wheat line. If you look closely, you can just make something out, but it is more defined in hand.

 

Just got this the other day:


Guy

 

Posted her in the toned coin thread too but I got this one today so it is my latest acquisition!

 

I picked this up from Heritage last week.