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1861-O Seated Half, Low Grade, Possible Speared Bud?

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 Posted 12/12/2015  08:28 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add edweather to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Is this a "speared bud" variety? Thinking about bidding on this. Looks like the die defect lines are barely visible, but hard to tell.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/36144275978...RK:MEBIDX:IT

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 Posted 12/13/2015  02:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Easy to fake a speared bud.
Depends on what extra value can be obtained by deception, considering the grade of this one.
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I agree, probably little or no extra value at this grade. I am just interested in it because of the CSA factor. So does it look like a speared bud to you? I'll probably take the chance anyway.
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Yes, I do think it is. I just snagged one at a show, myself, a G-6. I've long liked these Confederate die varieties, but I'll not bid against you!

Here's a WB-102, the most desirable variety, that I cherry-picked in a mid-west auction, a few years ago. My pics don't do it justice. The die break to the bridge of the nose is quite prominent with coin-in-hand. It's the best one I've found to date ...

1861-O-Seated-Half,-Low-Grade,-Possible-Speared-Bud?

1861-O-Seated-Half,-Low-Grade,-Possible-Speared-Bud?

1861-O-Seated-Half,-Low-Grade,-Possible-Speared-Bud?
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 Posted 12/17/2015  9:00 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add edweather to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Anybody know who v***v is? They just paid $89 for that. Whoa!
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Wow, that looks like a really awesome coin! They got a good deal!
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Well, apparently I had no idea what that coin was worth. Thought it might be a WB-102, but in that condition, probably AG03 details Oh well, live and learn.
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I think it's a WB-104, simply the speared bud. Personally, I think the $89 was a fair price for a coin that will slab as a Confederate die. I do foresee a brighter financial future for these issues as more folks learn to attach the history.
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OK, I thought I saw a bump on the bridge of the nose that could have been a piece of the die crack.
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