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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;WingedLiberty, post: 1891810, member: 26030&quot;]Thanks for all the posts about avoiding fakes! The Chinese make me paranoid.&nbsp; Here is my 1806 Half that I bought from a dealer (as a raw coin) for $350 back in 2010.&nbsp; We both thought this coin was a F12/15.&nbsp; I submitted it to PCGS just to make sure there were no problems and I was shocked when it came back as a VF25.&nbsp;&nbsp; I always felt like circulated Draped Bust Halfs were a great coin deal, $350 for all this history seems like a steal. I bet this had a very old light cleaning (like most coins dated in the early 1800&#039;s), but it wasnt heavy enough to keep it from grading.&nbsp; (By the way, I still think this is in the F12/15 range!)&nbsp; I think I read somewhere that there are only about 10,000 DBH&#039;s as a total field population for that type -- which is pretty scarce in the scheme of type coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/TVBlack_1806Half.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is part of my Type Collection of U.S. Half Dollars ... all PCGS graded and showing unusual color (or at least multiple gray tones).</p><p><img src="https://mindstar.com/cointalk_photos/Master_HalfDollar_Black.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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