| Author |
 Replies: 15 / Views: 1,656 |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
Last one for tonight. Not weird die states, but weird final S in "STATES" on the reverse. I did not see this until I had already bid on and won this coin.  But maybe it's not as bad as I think it is. I have no idea what "it" is. It ooked like an ex-jewelry solder blob but this coin is in a legit PCGS holder, problem-free, and not attributed, and I trust the seller implicitly. **Most of you nailed this one, PCGS VF-35**    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 Edited by paralyse
07/25/2015 11:58 pm
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
7375 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
I never noticed until now how strange the bust looks, LOL.. Guess I'm not used to seeing bust Half Dimes with that much detail. VF-30? |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
Grade VF-30. The S looks like a Die Cud or crack - the die is defective around the insides of the S allowing metal to flow out when it was struck. What it looks like to me at least. |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4409 Posts |
No need to worry about the weird S of States, as it is one of the pick up points one can use to determine the variety. 1833 Half Dime had 3 obverses: http://www.everythinghalfdimes.com/...se-dies.htmlEliminate Obverse 1 since the 8 and 3 aren't widely spaced Eliminate Obverse 2 since star 6 isn't strongly repunched That leaves Obverse 3 as the only match. There were 3 reverses for 1833: http://www.everythinghalfdimes.com/...rriages.htmlEliminate Reverse Y since the last S of States isn't filled Eliminate Reverse X since the last S of States isn't filled That leaves Reverse P as the answer This Half Dime is LM-10 (Obverse 3, Reverse P) |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4337 Posts |
^^^nice way to attribute the coin^^^
I am going to say PCGS gave this coin a VF35
nice one
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Yep, I'll go with 35 as well.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12057 Posts |
Awesome attribution work! It's not attributed on the holder nor in the seller listing.
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 |
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
9792 Posts |
VF30 to me, nice example, way better than a lot of the VF20's I see. Could even go VF35.
"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 |
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
18685 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1295 Posts |
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
1959 Posts |
VF-35. It is reverse "P" as noted above. Looks just as it it supposed to with the s "filled". Nice coin.
Edited by jpbone
07/25/2015 11:51 pm
|
|
New Member
United States
9 Posts |
I have a 1833 with the S filled in serif also?
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Well, my batting average is up to .162, yea.  |
| |
Replies: 15 / Views: 1,656 |
|
Posted 07/25/2015 12:36 am
