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jfransch, Liberty's mouth is closed, the '1' is very close to the drapery, your 1827 coin is O-142. (R-3), and a nice one at that.
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10/20/2010 7:12 pm
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Thank you Zeewool! (Thanks for helping out! We need you here!)
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Zee, I wondered where you were off too. Haven't heard from you on this thread for a few days. Thanks for correcting the 1827, I couldn't pin this one down at all.
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Well thanks guys, I thought that I might be in the way here, with uncalled for attributions and things like that. Sometimes I don't know when enough is enough.
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uncalled for attributions and things like that Attributions are NEVER uncalled for! |
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Thanks Zeewool, I have several more that will pop up in this thread that are not attributed, feel free to help me out! Here is my 1828   |
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1828 O-112 (R-3)  It's difficult to see on the image, but there is a small die lie by the one and at the end of the bust. Star 13 is very close to the curl but doesn't touch, and there are very small lines that connect the arrows. Edited by echizento
10/21/2010 01:56 am
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Look at the two coins that Moe posted. The first one has a flat or square base 2 and the second has a curved or round base. That's the difference.
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jfransch, 1828 = O-115 (R-2).  |
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Edited by Moe145
10/21/2010 12:21 pm
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I love the thread. It has really stoked my interest in the CBH.
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Good eye zee, I could just barely make out the spike with 200% zoom Moe I like all your curl base two's, I've got to get some of those. |
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Hey Moe, 1828 Square Base 2 O-118 (R-3) ? = O-118 1828 Square Base 2 Small 8s and Reverse Letters O-119 (R-3) ? = O-119 |
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From member "SomeGuyFromMichigan" (thanks for this info... it has been very helpful) "Bust halves were struck without a collar. When the Mint employees upset the edges, the planchets were sent through a Castaing machine. It had a set of Bar Dies, these dies would intern impress in the words "FIFTY CENTS OR HALF A DOLLAR" and upset the edge. Sometimes the planchet would slip while being lettered or ride up the dies while in the Castaing Machine giving the appearance of an edge error. But it is not, just regular production problems. Then the planchet would be sent to the Screw Press. The dies would then squeeze the planchet and the metal would flow out to the edge. On many Bust half dollars you can actually see this metal flow. Below is a drawing of a Castaing Machine."  |
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Then the planchet would be sent to the Screw Press.
The dies would then squeeze the planchet and the metal would flow out to the edge.
On many Bust half dollars you can actually see this metal flow. Do you suppose that this was a slow "squeeze", turned by the handle of a screw press? |
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