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<p>[QUOTE="jloring, post: 717613, member: 15518"]Well, a quick review of the auction page tells the whole story. I have no idea whether this info is true or not, but here's what the seller states:</p><p> </p><p><i>1827 BUST HALF UPSTATE NY CACHE NO RESERVE. THIS COIN IS PART OF THE 2ND. GREATEST RECOVERY OF BUST HALFS & QUARTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.RECOVERED ALONG THE MOHAWK RIVER NEAR AN OLD FORT SITE. STORIES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THIS CACHE IN COIN WORLD & TREASURE MAGAZINES. THIS IS A 0.126 VARIETY NOTE THE DIE BREAK THROUGH LOWER CURL ON OBVERSE WITH A RARITY OF R-2.THE PUNCH MARK HALLMARK ON THE EDGE OF CAP ON OBVERSE IS ONE OF 3 SIGNATURE MARKS OF THIS CACHE. IT’S THOUGHT TO BE THE MARK OF THE OWNERS THAT BURIED THE COINS.THE COIN GRADES VF+. THE COINS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BUST HALF NUT CLUB. A LETTER OF PROVENANCE, MAP SHOWING THE RECOVERY AREA & THE UPSTATE NY CACHE DVD WHICH DOCUMENTS THE RECOVERY OF THE 18TH. CACHE.</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jloring, post: 717613, member: 15518"]Well, a quick review of the auction page tells the whole story. I have no idea whether this info is true or not, but here's what the seller states: [I]1827 BUST HALF UPSTATE NY CACHE NO RESERVE. THIS COIN IS PART OF THE 2ND. GREATEST RECOVERY OF BUST HALFS & QUARTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.RECOVERED ALONG THE MOHAWK RIVER NEAR AN OLD FORT SITE. STORIES HAVE BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THIS CACHE IN COIN WORLD & TREASURE MAGAZINES. THIS IS A 0.126 VARIETY NOTE THE DIE BREAK THROUGH LOWER CURL ON OBVERSE WITH A RARITY OF R-2.THE PUNCH MARK HALLMARK ON THE EDGE OF CAP ON OBVERSE IS ONE OF 3 SIGNATURE MARKS OF THIS CACHE. IT’S THOUGHT TO BE THE MARK OF THE OWNERS THAT BURIED THE COINS.THE COIN GRADES VF+. THE COINS HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BUST HALF NUT CLUB. A LETTER OF PROVENANCE, MAP SHOWING THE RECOVERY AREA & THE UPSTATE NY CACHE DVD WHICH DOCUMENTS THE RECOVERY OF THE 18TH. CACHE.[/I][/QUOTE]
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