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...worth anything at all... Always keep in mind that it's often worthwhile to double check the CherryPicker's Guide for the existence of varieties for US coins. The 1872 1/2 dime has a DDO listed as FS-H10-1872-101 (004) a.k.a. Valentine 6. Because a close-up of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on your coin is not present here, it might behoove you to investigate these letters to a greater extent by scraping off any clinging crud adjacent to these letters. mdpmedia |
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By the way, the following ebay URL contains a seller's coin illustrating the doubling effect for a DDO having a Buy-it-Now price of $ 39 in a G grade. The 4th photo in the series on this ebay auction has a helpful high-mag. scrolling feature that drills down onto the doubling of the AMERICA for one's review: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1872-FS-H10...em5d511a97abfyi, mdpmedia PS: I also always use a porcupine quill to scrap off crud from a coin's since it has adequate rigidity/tensile strength to dig into the unwanted material without damaging the patina of a coin: https://goccf.com/t/88137 |
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Thanks for the additional information and suggestions.
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These kind of coins can be picked up for melt at my dealer. The dealers in my area would probably charge $5 +/- a bit for a coin in this condition. |
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Nice to hear 'Joe2007', seems paying ~$3 for it was not a waste.
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If I knew where to buy these for 65 cents like the others are saying I'd own hundreds by now, in my opinion worth at least 3-5$ in historical value alone.
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in my opinion worth at least 3-5$ in historical value alone Couldn't agree more. |
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Hi Medieval, your coin would grade Good details. I think any Half Dime and/or Seated coinage would have a premium over melt. You paid a fair price IMHO. |
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Thanks 'wheatchaser140' - hope to see more of you in the 'ancient' forum.  |
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Irregardless of the grade of any Half Dime, as long as I can at least make out the date, I have always enjoyed accumulating these type of coins just because they are so rare and definitely unique in terms of their denomination. Also, it's incredible to realize that a Half Dime could have purchased so very much more back in the day compared to what it could now.... Wow, where would the world be today compared to 200 years ago without inflation? My purpose is not to change the nature of this thread but just to make a simple personal comment about what has to be my favorite coin. mdpmedia |
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Quote:Also, it's incredible to realize that a Half Dime could have purchased so very much more back in the day compared to what it could now.... Exactly, just yesterday posted a Farthing a little more than 700 years old, at that time an archer (skilled soldier) got paid 8 of them per day (= 2 Pence, ie 1/120 Pound or just over 1 Cent) and a single Farthing could buy 4 glasses of brew. |
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