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billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 11:18 am Here is my type coin for the 1788 Half Cent. This one came from a famous collection. It interesting to note that the this coin and the it's big sister where the first coins to have the word "CENT" appear on them. Report this Post to the Staff

Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 4:39 pm It looks like AU 58 Edited by Slider23 03/13/2016 4:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 4:52 pm MS-62 Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 6:47 pm This is a coin that is so beautiful it doesn't need a grade. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3164 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 6:58 pm another spectacular coin. going to say AU 53 for this one. Report this Post to the Staff
CSOTUS Pillar of the Community 1153 Posts	Posted 03/13/2016 8:25 pm Gorgeous. I don't know anything about this but it looks high AU maybe? Report this Post to the Staff
billjones Pillar of the Community United States 1499 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 09:10 am PCGS graded this one MS-64, Brown. It came from the Eric P. Newman collection. The coin has very strong luster on both sides. The only negative is a small planchet defect at 9 o'clock on the reverse. If you don't have an account at Heritage Auctions, you should so that you can go into their achieves of past auction sales. The sign up is free. They have over a million coins up there, and a large percentage of them are photographed. You can't find a better place to do research on specific coins. At any rate if you get on the Heritage site, check out the Massachusetts Half Cents they have sold. This piece compares quite favorably with the MS-65 graded coins that are pictured there. Report this Post to the Staff
Slider23 Pillar of the Community United States 4469 Posts	Posted 03/14/2016 09:59 am Bill, Congradulation on owning a Eric P Newman example. I just finished the book "Truth Seeker The Life of Eric P Newman" it was an excellent read. Report this Post to the Staff
NH collector Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 10:05 am When you get a coin like this, who cares if it is a MS 63, or 64, or 65. They don't come much nicer. A true collector doesn't care about a numerical grade assigned by an opinion of one person. I agree it is a match for similar coins graded MS-65. The planchet defect shouldn't effect the grade. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 03/15/2016 10:39 am Super nice! And with EPN providence, bravo! Great piece of history! Report this Post to the Staff
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