Interesting Columbian Exposition Half Dollar

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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 08/26/2016 10:59 pm Rather heavily toned, to be sure. Here's the intriguing aspect of this specimen - a restamped "3" and maybe even the "9", too? * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff

commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12286 Posts	Posted 08/27/2016 07:24 am Nice find - thanks for sharing! It's always nice to see something a bit different within the classic US commemorative series. Believe it or not, the 1893 Columbian with a repunched date has been known for at least 87 years - the variety was reported in A Register of Half Dollar Die Varieties by M.L. Beistle back in 1929! He reported on a few different varieties of Columbian half dollars, including those with "re-cut" dates and those with die cracks. The more current Cherrypicker's Guide reference lists repunched date varieties for the 1892 and 1893 issues. Your 1893 coin is an example of what is formally referred to as FS-C50-1893-301 though you'll most often see it listed as "RPD FS-301" in descriptions of a pertinent 1893 Columbian half dollar. Are you a variety collector? A classic commemorative collector? Hope you enjoy having it in your collection. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 08/27/2016 08:02 am Thank you for the authoritative identification. Neither commemoratives in general nor their varieties are any particular interest of mine. The coin was out of an old collection that is being liquidated piecemeal. I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and as usual couldn't resist something that's a little out of the ordinary, especially when the price is right as it was in this instance. I hadn't even thought to check my copy of the Cherrypickers' Guide, but see now that the closeup photo published there of the repunched date is a doppelganger for the one I've posted here. I note with some disappointment, however, that there's evidently no price premium whatsoever attached to this variation. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 08/27/2016 10:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12286 Posts	Posted 08/27/2016 10:27 am Quote: I note with some disappointment, however, that there's evidently no price premium whatsoever attached to this variation. True, most US commemorative varieties carry little or no premium. There just aren't enough collectors with an interest in the classic US commemorative series to support a robust subset that seeks out the series' varieties. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15459 Posts	Posted 08/28/2016 07:28 am Pleased to see that commems ... as usual ... has provided the authoritive identification of this example. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/28/2016 5:02 pm Good eye and nice find, valuable or not. Report this Post to the Staff
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