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<p>[QUOTE="snewman, post: 4314444, member: 31036"]All,</p><p> Long time no post. One benefit of the pandemic is that I get to spend some more time with my coins. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Picked this (PCGS AU55) up off of Ebay about 10 years ago but never had time for attribution. Found the Gobrecht Journal archives (#94 and #97) where Wiley did a remarkable job in sleuthing to describe the variety of 1861-O Half Dollars (Union, Lousiana, and CSA minting). </p><p><br /></p><p>Also found Bill Bugert's incredible work on Liberty Seated Half Dollars - online for free. Thank you, Bill! </p><p><br /></p><p>It is obviously a Reverse B - die crack through the top of the end of STATES OF and again to the end of AMERICA. The O was centered. </p><p><br /></p><p>I waffled between Obverse 4 and Obverse 1 due to the upward tilt of the date - couldn't have been Obverse 3. Because the die-cracks on the reverse were pretty strong, I assumed this was Obverse 4 - but there are NO tell tale die cracks whatsoever going from the second 1 in the date to Liberty's toes - and no die cracks from the rock up through the first star. As such, I have to assume that it is Obverse 1 - known as die marriage W-02. That would make it Union made - and somewhat rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts? Also - any thoughts on how to best make scratches in slabs disappear? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>-SNewman</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1097112[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1097113[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1097114[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="snewman, post: 4314444, member: 31036"]All, Long time no post. One benefit of the pandemic is that I get to spend some more time with my coins. :) Picked this (PCGS AU55) up off of Ebay about 10 years ago but never had time for attribution. Found the Gobrecht Journal archives (#94 and #97) where Wiley did a remarkable job in sleuthing to describe the variety of 1861-O Half Dollars (Union, Lousiana, and CSA minting). Also found Bill Bugert's incredible work on Liberty Seated Half Dollars - online for free. Thank you, Bill! It is obviously a Reverse B - die crack through the top of the end of STATES OF and again to the end of AMERICA. The O was centered. I waffled between Obverse 4 and Obverse 1 due to the upward tilt of the date - couldn't have been Obverse 3. Because the die-cracks on the reverse were pretty strong, I assumed this was Obverse 4 - but there are NO tell tale die cracks whatsoever going from the second 1 in the date to Liberty's toes - and no die cracks from the rock up through the first star. As such, I have to assume that it is Obverse 1 - known as die marriage W-02. That would make it Union made - and somewhat rare. Thoughts? Also - any thoughts on how to best make scratches in slabs disappear? :) Thanks, -SNewman [ATTACH=full]1097112[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1097113[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1097114[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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