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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1685948, member: 18157"]I agree with MS70, but also feel that any coin that inspires one to become interested in a series is a great coin! I really like collecting half cents and a great deal of my enjoyment has been due to "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents 1793-1857". If you don't own a copy, I highly suggest finding one.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently purchased an XF40 1826 C2 "6 over Lazy 6" variety for $120. It's nearly impossible to see the overdate on late die state examples. However, you can identify the variety by the Reverse position of the highest leaf (not beyond STATE<strike>). It's fun cherry-picking rare die pair/state Half Cents off eBay using Walter Breen's encyclopedia as reference.</strike>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 1685948, member: 18157"]I agree with MS70, but also feel that any coin that inspires one to become interested in a series is a great coin! I really like collecting half cents and a great deal of my enjoyment has been due to "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents 1793-1857". If you don't own a copy, I highly suggest finding one. I recently purchased an XF40 1826 C2 "6 over Lazy 6" variety for $120. It's nearly impossible to see the overdate on late die state examples. However, you can identify the variety by the Reverse position of the highest leaf (not beyond STATE[S]). It's fun cherry-picking rare die pair/state Half Cents off eBay using Walter Breen's encyclopedia as reference.[/S][/QUOTE]
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