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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Moderator
 United States
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The size comparison against the Kennedy half dollar ... and the weight ... tells us this is an 1831 Capped Bust half dollar. Nominal weight when issued was 13.48 grams. This could indeed be a very unusual ... and likely valuable ... error. Your photo skills have improved with the comparison shot ... now try another with the coin alone and do your best to crop the image. I'm hopeful for you that your Grandfather has indeed passed along something of true numismatic worth. BTW ...  to the CCF. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Valued Member
United States
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I agree, get it graded by NGC or ANACS and find out what it is and have an 'official' notice of its grade. It is a gamble, but even if it is a fake, it may still have value....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 with the above. This is something that could be very interesting. Make sure to not sell it until you know more, and don't clean it. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very interesting...This is the first one of these I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
Definitely submit it to NGC, they will be able to tell its authenticity, and if it is ruled authentic by them, the price of it will dramatically increase. DO NOT clean it in any way, otherwise you will negatively affect the value.
Edited by 1909svdb
04/10/2016 9:54 pm
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New Member
 United States
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Just wanted to post some better cropped photos of the coin. I read a the post of a similar situation, the coin was much smaller but in much better condition. It sold for around 7K at auction. I'm thinking of sending it in for grading but not sure it would be worth the money.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
589 Posts |
Here is one I copied off the book.  This one is a Quarter Error. Quote:
Given the relatively primitive production methods of the first federal mint in Philadelphia, it is surprising that so few examples of production errors are to be found. Clearly, quality was closely supervised, and discoveries of double-struck, off-center, brockage or other assorted production errors are few and far between. By Rory R. Rea. If this was mine, I would contact: Sheridan coins- He has a website with contact information and links to other Capp bust sites. and to CCF |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Well, I stand corrected. I didn't realize that a brockage could produce such a good mirror image; I thought that it would be squished. I just read an earlier CCF thread from 2014 about a 1908 Barber dime brockage, that was ultimately proven genuine, and netted the owner $7K. So definitely it should be verified. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
i would call PCGS and send that certified and insured. Good luck!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You mean registered and insured or just insured. I'm not sure you can insure certified mail. Certified mail is just a post office rip off. Costly but with no special handling or tracking.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That is WOW! If you can confirm that's authentic. Send it in like all suggested, insure it for $5K at least.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Look at the pics. Why would it be fake? Why bother with TPG? Plenty of big time well known dealers who can assist with this and likely make a fair offer. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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perhaps a good step is to get someone who knows how to attribute CBHs to make sure both sides are from the same die?
Feel free to call me Will.
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