1812 Capped Bust Half Dollar On Ebay. Die Cracks!! Wow!

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Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 11/25/2013 7:21 pm 390384189413 Talk about die cracks! Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 11/25/2013 8:23 pm Wow.. although I wonder why it took the mint so long to produce new dies since these were in such bad condition. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2362 Posts	Posted 11/25/2013 8:58 pm Whoa! Very nice! Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4415 Posts	Posted 11/25/2013 9:46 pm Maybe the mint crew hastily evacuated when the Brits invaded that year? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 12:31 pm Maybe, but the early Mint's output suggests that dies continued to be used until they physically failed, however shattered and crazed they became. It adds character to early American coinage, don't you think? I could defend it as typical Philadelphia Quaker frugality, but the only thing I feel obligated to apologize for, as a Philadelphian, is all of M. Night Shyamalan's movie output after "The Sixth Sense." Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 12:41 pm What an utterly spectacular coin. I don't care if the surfaces don't look original. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 12:59 pm I love the cracks, but man those rims have defintely seen better days, I have a real hard time seeing past damaged rims. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 11/26/2013 9:26 pm Has that coin had it's edge shaved? Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 11/27/2013 07:33 am Quote: Has that coin had it's edge shaved? No, I think it's just had a bit of a rough life. I don't care. I still want it. Report this Post to the Staff
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