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Good looking 1858 half!

 

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I've held that one in hand. My understanding was, BEFORE I saw the coin, the obverse had grungy toning and was dipped. I happen to believe it is one of the VERY FEW wildly toned NT Peace dollars.

Also, let's just say, regarding the slabbed NGC Peace dollar, NGC is notorious for slabbing AT Peace dollars. (PCGS has also slabbed a LOT of IMO AT Peace dollars).

Train your eye as to what a naturally toned coin looks like. EACH date/mm in EACH series will have a common look that you will subliminally pick up over time. If you see something that looks wildly different the warning sirens should go off in your head.

 

toned 1965 50 cents. sellers pics...
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nicely-Toned-1965-Canada-Silver-Half-Dollar-Coin-50-Cent-3000-Troy-Oz-ASW-/121816603609?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&nma=true&si=0R3AA7ZM8qgGboXHiWRL6V%2F%2B3HM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

Recently added this to my toned Roosie set. I don't even mind the fingerprints.

 

from the same seller a toned 1963 Canadian 50 cents. sellers pics...
link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1963-Canada...gGboXHiWRL6V%2F%2B3HM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

Yeah, and as for coins, well, fingerprints are bad, M'kay, you shouldn't put fingerprints on coins, M'kay!

 

Some new acquisitions

 

MercuryBen, I believe you have a 1940-S FS-901 DDO/DDR. Grab a 16x or 20x loupe to confirm by checking the date...or maybe look at the 300dpi or full size photo images. The date is the easiest pick-up point. I have owned/auctioned off the top pop PCGS MS66, two MS65s and a MS64 and done well. What grade is that one...or is it raw? Neat looking coin by the way.

 

Keyman - it is in an old NGC holder in ms67. Will take some closeup pictures of the date and mintmark and send to you for your analysis. I would love to try to cross this over to PCGS as even a MS66 DDO/DDR.

Ben

 

Beautiful like all!!!
DDR/DDO maybe has a few markers in photo.
But not a Expert.☺

 

I am having trouble seeing anything in the date but am hoping you can spot something Keyman.

Ben

 

One of the die markers on the obv is the long die crack but there or Mercs of that date that have a very similar die crack and are not the DDO/DDR. Always best to just check th date. The DDR can only be seen with a 20x and steady hand inc you know exactly what you are looking for and have seen it before...for the most part. The are also reverse die cracks as markers. I have owned an early die state that had no die cracks though so that is not the best way to check on this variety. The toning makes it a little harder to see the die cracks sometimes...although, now that I look again, I do see one of the reverse die cracks. I'm pretty sure you have one.

I'm going to be the Mercury Dime Series Expert for the next Cherrypickers' Guide, due out next year.

 

Yup, just saw your close up pics. That's it. Congrats! If it can cross at MS67 I believe that will be a new top pop, although I have not checked in a while. The bottom of the 9 in the date is a good pick up.

 

If you look at the mint mark, go up a little to the branch and notice the tiny horizontal die crack that connects the branch to the fasces...that is another die marker, in addition to the large vertical die crack on the obv.

 

I'm not home but maybe later I will have a chance to post some pics I have and you can compare the characteristics with yours in hand.

Have a good day and congrats on your accidental Cherrypick.

 

Very exciting. I will be submitting this to PCGS within a week or so and will let you know how it turns out! I do see the die crack above the mintmark, but the large die crack on the obverse neck doesn't seem to match up with the large neck die crack on the examples on Coinfacts.

Ben

 

Here is a cleaned version without the OBV Die Crack that I cherrypicked long ago...


Here is the PCGS MS66 that I had. It has the multiple die cracks on the reverse and the one on the obverse. I think there is a coinfacts image of this coin.


There are actually 6 different DDOs for the date so maybe if the OBV die crack does not match up, the date isn't the same etc...maybe you don't have it. There are three DDRs for the date, all of them minor. The FS-901 is when WDDO-002 pairs with WDDR-001. The FS-901 (WDDR-001) can seen to have Class II Distorted Hub Doubling at the top of the axe, fasces, STATES OF. leaves and top right branches.

If your coin does not match up exactly then you might have one of the others. I will try to look at your coin and compare die cracks later. Still cool that you seem to have a DDO at least. Gotta run for now.

 

I wonder next year will there be a mistakes. We all seen a Gold dipped Mercury Dime.
New error would be ?$?