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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say MS-62BN. Stunning.
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pristine2. I see what you see but if that was from circulation I would expect to see something on the highest point of the cheek and I cant see anything there. thats the reason I went with MS vs AU The cheek on these coins is actually lower in relief than other points on the obverse, two of which show just a hair (no pun intended) of wear: The bonnet line behind the brow (which I pointed out), the three hair bunches west of the ear (two of which are also barely flattened), and the bust border at the bottom (which looks okay). It could still be a striking issue as you suggest, but I would need convincing. The undeniable fact that I am avariciously jealous at the sight of this astoundingly beautiful coin may well be affecting my judgment. Edited by pristine2
12/22/2021 12:00 pm
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The cheek on these coins is actually lower in relief than other points on the obverse, i do agree with that but I would expect to see something even minor. it could either way as it can be wear or strike. I guess we will know in a couple days. |
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Apparently no one is concerned with the reverse rims ... and maybe there is no cause to be but what caused these two areas?
Bottom line - it's a beauty.
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No significant wear that I see. The reverse rims should get a pass. MS-62BN and very beautiful (and expensive!).
Wish it were mine....
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Fantastic Die Clashes. I bet the gave it something like MS62 because its a rare, high value coin, and giving it an AU58 was unbecoming of the situation. I think it saw wee lil' bit tad of circulation though.
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Nothing better than a combination of high caliber historic American Numismatic examples and the education that comes with learning the intricacies of a series from members of the CCF
AU55 IMHO
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MS62 as well, wouldn't argue AU58 though. Nicely struck overall.
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For those of you who called it at AU(58), good job, and thanks! I didn't notice the wear. For those of you who called it in the MS range, I learned a lot about how sometimes a great slider can be a much better buy and even type coin in a collection than a weakly struck or ugly MS coin. This is not my coin, but as an AU(58) I would consider it a steal if I was in the market, for practically MS details (weakly struck MS coins don't look as nice!) and such a great strike to be so much cheaper than a "real" MS coin.  |
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Proud to have called this one right ... but still green with envy. What a fabulous coin.
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Apparently no one is concerned with the reverse rims . looking close at that area it appears that this was original to the coin and not PMD |
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Thanks again, everyone, and Happy Holidays. I amassed common date uncirculated examples of Coronet/Braided Hair and Classic Head Half Cents a while ago, and have two borderline uncirculated Draped Bust Half Cents (One in an AU holder and one in a low MS holder). I am thinking I will be going for maybe an XF example of this type and I would be lucky if I could go for a VF 1793 type when it comes time to finish my Half Cent type collection (I will lump the 1795-1797 bust in with the 1794 bust--and I think I like the aesthetics of the 1794 bust way more--the 1795-1797 one looks kind of awkward to me). I join you all in envying this masterpiece, which to me, looks like several MS ones I have seen photos of (the spots of wear on the hair have shown up on some MS examples too!--is it strike weakness?). |
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After reading the replies about my own 1833 Half Cent (which is much more "splotched" than this one), I am wondering if the dark spots on this coin are technically market acceptable environmental damage? Are these spots common on early copper? |
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Posted 12/22/2021 11:58 am
