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This is one of my first Draped Bust Half Dollars, what do you think? The scratches are on the case and not the coin.   Edited by Heymikep
02/22/2024 7:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll say F details (scratched).
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02/22/2024 10:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
VF-20
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2004 Posts |
I'm not good at grading this series but any silver draped bust coin is a winner in my book.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll split the above and roll with F15.
I had to sell my 1806 a couple of years ago and still greatly regret it.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks VF but the obverse shot doesn't show any detail in the face of liberty. Can we see a shot with more light in the obverse?
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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Bedrock of the Community
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With current photos, I'll say Fine.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Let me know if this helps, there is not much detail in the face. I tried to adjust different settings to try and bring out more details.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm gonna be at F12 obv and VF20 reverse, net F15. The periphery of the obv suggests a higher grade but the center of the same suggests a lower grade. A nice classic coin nevertheless.
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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i would grade this coin way different than a TPG would. from what I've seen they rarely take weak strike into consideration. I'm looking at those stars, the bottom curl and the date on obv UNITED & AMERICA, arrows on the reverse and the leftmost stars and cloud. for me i'd grade it VF30. PCGS/NGC probably would call it F15 maybe VF20 |
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United States
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Here is the grade for this O-127a.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think they nailed it.
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Bedrock of the Community
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The strike weakness (or thin planchet) resulted in a partially struck up piece. Draped Bust coinage is awesome. This is not a good example though. That said, I imagine you were able to pick this for a reasonable price.
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