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United States
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The 1805 Half Dime has long been rated as the second rarest date, behind the 1802, in the early Half Dime series. The old baseline estimate used be 125 survivors. "Coin Facts" says that there are now 300. I think that the true number falls somewhere in the middle. At any rate, here is the coin from my set. I bought it years ago from a " Coin World" ad placed by early half dollar specialist, Sheridan Downey. He had acquired the piece as a part of a collection he had purchased and admitted at the time, that he "wasn't sure what to do with it." I knew what to do with it. It was exactly the coin that fit my budget at the time. After the mint issued these coins, with a reported mintage of 15,600, the facility would not issue another Half Dime until 1829.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I haven't graded one of these in a while, but i'll take a stab at it
XF45, Maybe even AU50.
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United States
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Germany
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I grade this very scarce little Half Dime at VF30. A very scarce coin. Seems to be an LM-1 variety? |
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United States
1316 Posts |
Notably soft in the obverse hair and some wear on the face. I'm on the fence between VF for wear of XF and a weaker strike. Regardless, the coin is beautiful.
I simply LOVE this design. I sold my only draped bust coin, an 1805 dime a few months ago to fund something more focused on my collection. Part of me still misses it just because of the beauty of the coin. I totally digg what I bought instead though :)
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 United States
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A very scarce coin. Seems to be an LM-1 variety? There is only one variety for the 1805 Half Dime. There are couple of die rotation states. Most all of them are weakly struck in one place or another. They can be weakly struck further to the right than the piece I have, those coins tend have a little more detail. This design is rarely seen fully struck. I have one example that is perfectly struck. I'll post that one up here sometime in the future. |
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United States
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All I can say, what a nice coin, you have good taste.
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Deserves an AU-50 I think. Wonderful example of a rare date within a very tough series. Congrats!
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
EF-40. Beautiful example. Worth WAY more than its weight in gold  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1660 Posts |
Bill, that's an amazing coin. Value in the rarity, not the grade - VF-30.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would go AU-50 as well. Remarkable coin.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for the next one.  this is so much fun  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
EF-45 You are giving me good practice in early US coinage. |
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Canada
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United States
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This coin is a PCGS VF-35. Some veterian dealers have called it an EF-40. These coins are often hard to grade because of strike issues.
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Posted 03/24/2016 10:39 am
