Ten down, five to go. 1809, 9 over inverted 9, Classic Head Half Cent [Image deleted. See new version below.] Not my final picture. I want to get a good shot of the 9 over inverted 9 and that's going to take some adjustments in lighting and camera position. Plus I've got to get rid of the double reflection on both images.
Beautiful half cent Kanga, Congrats! Good luck with the rest of the collection. Btw that looks like a very strong XF45 to me.
Very nice half cent Kanga! I see you are aiming for higher grades in this series too. The 1811 C1 (wide date) will be a tough one. Eduard
Both 1811 varieties will be in lower grades. I'm looking at VF, but may have to settle for F. I need to find a dealer looking to get rid of a VF 1811 that he can't move, but wants the money for some "hotter" items. Then maybe I can get it for greysheet. I got a good buy on an 1862 Gold Dollar that way. Dealer needed to move it and sold it to me at greysheet Bid. Turned out to be a DDO which upped its value about 50%.
Is the the photo in black and white? I'd like to see a brown photo if you have it. Congrats on another addition.
That IS the color photo The coin is so dark that the brown didn't come out in that image. Even in hand the brown is barely detectable. I'll see if I can improve that when I try to get a good image of the over date.
Kanga , nice as usual , Classic heads seemed to be well struck , because even the EFs tend to look high AU AT FIRST GLANCE , plus I really like the dark patina . rzage
Okay, did all sorts of stuff. - Cleaned the slab. - Re-imaged the coin. - Got the closeup of the "9" - And (psst, don't spread it around) very lightly photoshopped the image to give it a slightly brown cast. I think this is a better representation of what you would see in hand. [Image removed and replaced with an updated one. See below.] You'll note the two lighter areas at the tops of coin images. I think they are a reflection from something off camera. I thought I had it figured and corrected, but obviously not. So now I'm looking at another source of the reflection. And the white spot on the "0" in the closeup is an out of focus bit of debris on the outside of the slab that I hadn't cleaned off first. Also I keep the original large images just in case someone wants a closer look.
Thanks. It appears I need help. I've got my eye on a normal 1809 in a Heritage auction, but that's all at the moment. I still need the: - 1809, o inside O - 1810 - both 1811's
The late date coins in this issue (1832-1835) are much more affordable. One of those are the date that most type sets contain. Mine is an 1834.
And don't forget the C-1 sub-variety with the 4 star break.... Actually, 1811's are not that scarce (most major auctions have one, and there seems to be always one or 2 in eBAY as well). The key thing is finding one with a nice planchet, one that is not corroded or pitted.
I've got Breen's half cent encyclopedia, but at this juncture I'm going by the Red Book. That leaves me with only two 1811 varieties, the Wide Date and the Closed date. Getting into it deeper than that is a really low priority. Too many other holes to fill. - Capped Bust half dimes (5 more to go) - one more MS-67 Jeff War nickel - 1941 proof set (one coin at a time) - replacement for my 1915-S Lincoln - replacement for my 1915-S Buffalo - replacement for my 1932-D Washington And my new area - what I call a short set of IHC's (1885-1909) for which I only have the two keys plus the 1909 from my type set.
That's a nice set of half-cents you're building, choice examples and a great design! Congrats on the new purchase.
YOU WHAAAA???? I'm in total disbelief... LOL! Just foolin' with ya! I absolutely love the coins, and the pictures! Keep it up Kanga! Always love to see your stuff
In looking at my first iteration I decided that if I'm going to show a close-up of the key feature (in this case the "9") I ought to make it large enough to see what it's all about. So here's the image edited again. Opinions, please.
