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Started to think about collecting a series showing the progression of die cracks.
Came up with the idea when I got myself a 1840-O Half (not fake this time) and found 3 other with the same cracks, more and less progressed.
Anyone in here have a series like that to show off, I'd love to see it, doesn't matter the denomination.
Do you think a series like that would be hard to make it a large series? It would be one you never can complete though...
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I think coop has some.PM him. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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You know, it's my dream to collect the progression of the obverse "trident" die cracks on the 1798 heraldic eagle Draped Bust dollars from BB-113 to BB-119. Can I borrow about $17,000?
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I figured that Seated Liberty Halfs would be ideal. with a mintage not too high, but high enough to not ruin me.
and would be nice to find nice cracks to collect.
Actually, the 1840-O would be pretty good...If I settle for a set of 10, it would cost me too much..
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Edited by Moe145
03/04/2013 10:56 am
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VERY cool progression of 2 die cracks! I like the very big one through the eagle's right (as we're looking at it) wing.(And man! What a die crack!) And you can see the smaller one through the H in HALF progressing too! Nice!
But, it looks like none of my 1840 O's are going to help you with this die disintegration. Sorry!
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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by epikur
03/04/2013 6:21 pm
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Moe, here's one of your dies... It sure is! Nice work! Thank you!  |
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maybe I should make it a digital collection, sooo much easier. Start it as a digital collection and then try and locate physical specimens to match the die stages in you digital collection. The digital collection will let you know what you are looking for. |
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Thats actually a great idea. I love looking at die cracks, don't think I have any on any of my coins. I personally like the idea of a collection of the progression of die cracks, it would make for a neat presentation.
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I got 9 so far of my 1840-O cracks. Some of them are really close. So I'll start browsing the web looking for more cracks before I start sorting them...
a fun project, indeed
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Posted 03/04/2013 07:17 am
