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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like good additions to your collection ...  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's like x-mas again isn't it  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats! I really like the look of the capped bust.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What does the edge look like on the capped bust? It doesn't looks right; it should not have the wire rim that is present.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What's the story, where did you get them?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
I love that bust, but it appears that you have two, two different dates a 24 & 29?
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Valued Member
United States
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The to ing on the 1824 is very different than the 1829, also the '24 is in better condition
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Valued Member
 United States
202 Posts |
It appears I caused some confusion with posting a picture of an 1824. I do not own an 1824. I merely posted a picture of one compared to my coin to better understand what Typecoin's concern to the edge of my 1829 is.
I have deleted the image to avoid any further confusion. I apologize.
These coins were left to me by a family member that passed away. This person left me several coins but these two were the most interesting to me because I did not possess any Barber or Capped bust specimens.
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01/18/2017 6:03 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Valued Member
United States
202 Posts |
This is a hard coin to photograph. This was the best I could do and I was uncomfortable taking it out of the case and holding it. What is this wire rim issue Typecoin refers to? The coin looks legit to me but I'm far from an expert. It's silver, that's for sure. :) Anyone have any concerns with this coin being legit?   |
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Valued Member
United States
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I believe hes speaking of the rim/edge, I looked up a TPG certified one on ebay and this is what its rim looks like:  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Ia.so the edge is supposed to have 'FIFTY CENTS OR A HALF DOLLAR' stamped in it  |
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Valued Member
United States
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I wish my eyes were twenty years younger. I can see the beveled edge (for lack of a better term ).
I had to use a loop and look hard but I can clearly see an R on the edge of the coin. I think I can see an L as well but cannot confirm. There is no way my phone camera could capture that faint of detail. The edge of this coin is very worn but that R stood out pretty good. :)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin is likely genuine, but the edge has been "spooned," where a spoon was used (in most cases) to raise the rim of a coin for some reason. It creates a wire rim and makes the edge completely smooth.
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you.
Once you used the term spooned I was able to research and it does fit the characteristic of the raised edge nature of the coin.
Somewhat interesting in itself. Who did it and how long ago? Questions that will never be answered.
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Posted 01/17/2017 11:04 pm
