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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by Ploopy
07/29/2017 11:31 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd have paid $160 for that. Really cool.
I am seeing a possible 1853.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd have paid $160 for that. Really cool.
I am seeing a possible 1853. I thought that too at first, but after comparing an 1853 dollar to this one I determined it wasn't due to the line in the last digit not ending. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Forgive me if I'm wrong but I believe the 1858 dollar was a proof only strike....not seeing a proof strike here...still a cool piece
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The 1858 Seated dollar was only issued in proof. These aren't proof surfaces and I doubt this is one of the few 210 coins to slip through the cracks and sell for $160. I suspect this is an 1853 dollar that was damaged and sold (or attempted to sell) as a '58 at one point. |
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United States
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Let's solve this in an intelligent way. Since the 1858 has only 300 strikes, it is reasonable to assume that there was only one die pair in use. Let's compare the alignment of the digits. On the 1858, there are two denticles under the center of the 8. On the 1853, there is one. Your coin has one, thus it is an 1853. I also just noticed that the date is much closer to the ground on the 1853, and the style of the 5 is completely different from the 1858. QED    Edited by TypeCoin971793
07/29/2017 10:58 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It doesn't look like an 1858 but it's still a decent buy at $160.  P.S. I just saw TypeCoin971793's post. Yes, the "5" is completed different and the digits don't align with the genuine proof I posted above. Edited by BH1964
07/29/2017 11:02 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Darn I had wishful thinking lol. I feel embarassed  Thanks so much for the correction I learn something new every day  |
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Pillar of the Community
Taiwan
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You have an 1853. Easy to identify by the "Chin Whiskers"
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Holy cow! The seller had it listed as a half dollar. You did well on that deal. I agree it's a 53. The 53 chin whiskers sld is one the easiest to identify. See that goatee beard under liberties chin?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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agree xf deets damaged. nice coin and nice price.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Glad this works for you - cannot understand the appeal of this at any price.
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Bedrock of the Community
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compare to the average $160 lsd  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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