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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8099790, member: 105571&quot;]First a little background.&nbsp; I collect the Capped Bust Half Dimes (1829-1837) by die marriage of which there are 92 and also some 32 remarriages.&nbsp; I don&#039;t collect by die state because that is a rabbit hole in which I don&#039;t care to become enmeshed.&nbsp; But sometimes, you just have to follow your heart.&nbsp; I had filled the 1837 LM-1 die marriage with the nice coin shown in the first photograph which is a later die state of the reverse after the die had been heavily lapped to remove clash marks.&nbsp; Now this series is noted for lots of die clashes but none is more dramatic than the early reverse die state of the 1837 LM-1.&nbsp; So, when I saw the coin in the second photo I had to have it, despite the fact that it had been brutalized by someone who polished it up to make it look &quot;better&quot;.&nbsp; Besides it was cheap. </p><p><br /></p><p>I had to mute the lighting and exposure of this coin because it was so polished that the glare just washed out all the detail. </p><p><br /></p><p>The complete reverse is shown in the third photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>This early die state reverse clash shown in the fourth photo shows the complete date clashed between TATE and the banner.&nbsp; The clash extends halfway up the letters of TATE and is bordered at the bottom by the banner.&nbsp; The 1 is under the first letter T, the 8 is under A, the 3 is under the second T, and the 7 is under E.&nbsp; The clashed numerals of the date are mirror-imaged.&nbsp; You can see all this in the close-up.&nbsp; The reverse has many other significant clashed areas but this one is the cool one.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1408379[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1408380[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1408381[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1408382[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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