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Moderator
 United States
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Outstanding coin - thanks for sharing it with us. I'm going with AU50.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I've never really looked into these early Half Disme coins and am not familiar with the wear spots, That being said it does appear to be au so I will say Au-53 I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set | Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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We are about one day (half way!) through this guessing game. I'll add that this Half Disme has no record of appearing in auctions, and was probably not sent in by Heritage, Stacks, or any other company with literal stakes in PCGS and NGC. In my limited experience (I respect the members in this community a lot for your experience) I have noticed that coins sold at major auctions are more likely to be overgraded than coins without auction histories. Do you guys (and gals) think I am crazy for seeing a connection here? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have noticed that coins sold at major auctions are more likely to be overgraded than coins without auction histories. Do you guys (and gals) think I am crazy for seeing a connection here? Not crazy at all! I also believe that major auction companies have "pull" with the grading companies that regular smucks like us can only dream about. The old grading company adage "Grading is completely anonymous" went out the window many years ago!  |
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Valued Member
United States
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XF. There is clear wearing on her hair and the wings on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United States
754 Posts |
PCGS called it EF(45). I love the full planchet, the original surfaces, and the complete lack of problems that is difficult to find on this particular coin. I will never be able to purchase one of these, but if I was choosing between this one and one of the AU ones in straight graded holders I have seen online at auctions, I would prefer this one.
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09/05/2022 6:20 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Well I was way off, but this is one knockout coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
754 Posts |
I just learned today that it was Thomas Jefferson, not George Washington, who had the 1792 Half Dismes made. Apparently, his records of his spending are quite thorough and he had 75 dollars worth of these made (1,500 coins) and spent them himself between July and October 1792! It means that whoever owns these probably has a coin that Jefferson himself spent (or gave in tips). This is fascinating! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Jefferson had them minted by John Harper in Philadelphia and the silver bullion for the coins was in the form of 75 Mexican silver dollars contributed by TJ. Legend had it that Martha Washington gave her sterling tea set and other silver for the production of these coins, but that has proven to be unfounded and it is now believed, based on TJ's notes, that he provided the bullion and spent some of the coins as he traveled back to Monticello.
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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Late to the party. A killer example and one that's on my non achievable bucket list. I had this at AU50, and would also take it over a good number the of the recent auction sales. The MS68 example is quite a site in person. I spent way too long staring at it at the ANA museum when we visited last year. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1094 Posts |
As a Half Dime collector this would be an amazing addition, but will never happen sadly. I was going to say AU 55. Beautiful example. Undergraded in my opinion. |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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It is almost certainly undergraded.
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Posted 09/04/2022 09:45 am
