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How Far Back Can We Go? Third Edition! Ended At 1487 Waiting On 1486

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Some of my favorite coins are the odd ones that make their
way to the Red Book. Like this one

1837 Half Cent (hard times token)

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Before I take off to put in a long day at the coin shop,
thought I would post one more.

For me finding the right coin to fill the capped bust
reeded edge port in my 7070 has been a challenge.
Might be because I passed on a really nice one years
ago. This is the one holding that spot for now.

1837 Capped Bust half dollar (50 cent)
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1837 USA faux large cent (Hard Times token):

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Lovely to see another of those fabulous CUZCO specimens posted.
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Nice coin Jbuck

Looking at yours ... And looking at mine.

There must be a lot of these coins that have weak strike on the reverse.

Edit ... Not meaning in anyway to be negative ... I just find it curious.
When I look at mine ... I see it weak at "cents"
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Those hard time tokens are really interesting!
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Quote:
Edit ... Not meaning in anyway to be negative ... I just find it curious.
When I look at mine ... I see it weak at "cents"
No, it is true, very weak and uneven strike on these.

That being said, my favourite part on my coin in the die crack through UNITED and 50.
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Here is the 1837 eight reales North Peru version:

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My Hard Times Token. I have read that the tokens were not allowed to identify themselves as "one cent", thus the adoption of the motto "Millions for defense, not ONE CENT for tribute."

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French 5 franc, King Louis-Phillippe [the I and only]

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I had to go back and look ...

That is a nice die crack.

I like die cracks very much ...
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Yeah, it is somewhat hidden in there. But when you see it, you see it.
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I like die cracks very much

Come 1799 I shall make you very happy by posting the Mother of all Die Cracks.

@jbuck: That one is fairly noticeable. Unlike some of those VAM's where a microscope is needed.

Here's my 1837 Bustie. Fairly decent strike. We can never see enough of these, right?

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@jbuck: That one is fairly noticeable. Unlike some of those VAM's where a microscope is needed.
I probably should have been clearer. To my unaided eye it did not immediately jump out, especially in a 2x2. When I finally saw it I knew I was buying it.
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Jbuck
Yesterday ... You said you had a couple to offer ..
So ..... What else you got

1837 seems to be a popular year
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I was referring to the Bust Halves. My next is for 1827.

However, I will have posts for 1835, 1834 (x2), and 1833 (x2) before then.
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