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Recent raw coin purchase.. May have to send this one in. Sold to me as: EF 1832 "Large Letters" O-101 Capped Bust Half Edited to add: After further discussion this has been determined to be the Small Letters variety.. Nice coin though, any thoughts appreciated.   Edited by Night-Hawk
10/26/2013 06:07 am
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My opinion is AU-50 or 53, I do see wear but still a very nice coin!
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United States
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It's a beautiful coin  It does look it is closer to the small letters though.... I will go with EF-45 |
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Yeah, you may have to send this one in.  |
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The Large Letter variety has a large die break across the eagles right wing (viewers left) while it is absent on the small letter variety. According to the text on the PCGS CoinFacts page this is always present. It is visible on the comparison image above. Unfortunately, it seems absent on your coin. This caused me to check my 1832 half dollars. I have two of them, and both were labeled as large letters. I now see that they are both small letters  I am always learning something  Sorry, I don't have pictures of them yet. Even if I did, the pictures probably would not be very good using my little camera. |
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A crack is there, just not as
strong as 2nd photo, which is
an O-101a..
Also note there is much more separation between
the "50 C" and the eagle claws on the Large Letters
example than on my coin..
After a closer look this is obviously
Small Letters, thanks much for the input.
Edited by Night-Hawk
10/26/2013 06:10 am
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EF40 questionable color.
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United States
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I have to agree with FadeToBlack and westcoin.
EF-40 to 45 details. Cleaned.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Appreciate all the input!
Don't have her in hand yet, curious how it looks when I get her.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah I see some hairlines as well.
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on board with west and fade. looks artificially toned. I can call the method in all likelihood but dont want to talk about the things we do not talk about so i'll leave well enough alone.
If you can truly spot the difference in hand than send it in, but if you are unable to then air on the side of caution, send it back and let your money live to fight another day. you can find specimens out there.
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..If you can truly spot the difference in hand than send it in, but if you are unable to then air on the side of caution, send it back and let your money live to fight another day. you can find specimens out there. Good advice, well taken. Agree, looks "fried", will see.. Chalk one up to experience. Appreciate all the input!  Edited by Night-Hawk
10/28/2013 11:45 am
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