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SO I picked up a Seated Liberty half dollar the other day, I paid $9.50 for it,   As Always sorry for the pictures, I thought about posting it in the grading section for a laugh  , I know it's rough. Someone put a counter stamp OVER the last digit of the date  so I have no idea how old it is, 1850's but beyond that no clue  It is now the oldest piece of silver I have, and I am pleased with it, just wondering if $9.50 was a good price, I got a 1906 barber at the same time for $8.50.  Edit: formating Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
05/08/2014 2:55 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Blurry photos are not optimal but it looks more like a plugged hole than a counterstamp. There are no arrows at the date so you can exclude 1853, 1854, and 1855. Since the coin is damaged and/or plugged, it would unfortunately be difficult to use the weight to tell the difference between 1850-52 and 1856-59.
Edited by biokemist6
05/08/2014 9:57 pm
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It kind of looks like a 185X to me. Seated coins at melt are hard to find. |
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It would make a good pocket piece!
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I'd pay $9.50 for an old half like that any day.
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 after looking closer I'm thinking it is a filled hole,  any ideas what might have been used? it looks silver-ish, but could it have been lead or tin. What should the weight be, I still haven't put it on the scales, almost too scared to now. But still oldest silver and a nice piece  |
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I too think that the Seated Liberty half dollar is holed and plugged. Not a bad price but not a deal either. The Barber half dollar looks nice for a buck and a half over melt. Edit: I guess it depends on the shipping cost, if shipping was free or low cost the you did good - otherwise you might have overpaid a bit. Edited by Joe2007
05/08/2014 9:13 pm
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I should have mentioned it was a LCS purchase  no shipping just a little gas and time to get there. |
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I think it is awesome to be able to own a coin from the 1850's for under $10. Plus, given the condition, their is nothing stopping you from actually handling it and really enjoying it.
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It might be a silver plug but more likely a metal with a low melting temp like lead(heavy) or tin(light). I would say go ahead and weight it but the unknown density of the plug coupled with weight loss from wear could skew the results. 1839-1852 weighs 13.36g and 1853-1873 weighs 12.44g. I just weighed a few of mine to give you an estimated range so here are the results for you-
- 1844 F 13.09g
- 1853 G- 11.53g
- 1855 VG+ 12.05g
I actually like the idea of using it as a pocket piece if you are so inclined, damaged coins are great for that purpose since the impact on value from pocket wear and tear would be minimal. Edited by biokemist6
05/08/2014 10:35 pm
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11.9 grams so I guess that narrows it down to 1856-59. After digging at it with a rusty nail  (just a piece of metal) I think the plug may be lead or tin But Heck now I have a Seated Liberty, a Barber, several Walkers, Bens and JFK's, heck of a run of halves Edited by ASLAN TVorlon
05/08/2014 11:16 pm
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Now just to get a Capped Bust, Draped Bust, and Flowing Hair! (Then upgrade the seated!)
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