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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Definitely coin #1 judging by the reverse detail, but one caveat is the lighting isn't great in those photos, the surfaces likely look closer to coin #2 in hand
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Bedrock of the Community

United States
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Much prefer the second one. Reverse looks cleaned on the first, hard to believe it straight-graded.
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United States
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I prefer the first coin, as mentioned the reverse detail is better. I don't personally see any signs of cleaning, but I may easily be wrong. I also don't care for the black spotting on the bust of the second coin
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Pillar of the Community

United States
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#1. A bit dark but that weakly struck wing area on #2 is distracting to the overall look.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1495 Posts |
#1 is IMO lightly cleaned, and the lighting isn't that good as well. personally I really like the surfaces on #2, nice and original.
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United States
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United States
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They both look original to me, but I like the look of the second one better. Another advantage of the second one is that it's an O-102 or O-102a variety, which means it might be an XXX edge. But you won't know for sure unless you crack it out of the slab.
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United States
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#2
The slabbed Half dollar No G farce: Download No-FG half vs. Grading Company Claims report here: https://tinyurl.com/yalrstjz or higher resolution version: https://tinyurl.com/y7rksxu8- How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash?
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United States
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I'll have to side with #2 slightly over #1. I don't find the old cleaning on #1 to be a dealbreaker, but I'm also not a big fan of the weak reverse on #2. Coin #3 is always an option 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 coin #3 For straight eye appeal, personally I would go #1 but I'm not in the market for one.
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New Member
United States
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Coin #2 all the way. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5152 Posts |
Find someone who knows about half dollar varieties. There definitely are varieties and maybe one is better than the other with respect to that.
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United States
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United States
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