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Valued Member
United States
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*** Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark / Denomination to Title. Titles are Important! ***I inherited a family collection a couple years ago & I have been slowly looking through and trying to get a feel for what I have. I have my own collection of which I'm adding these too. I just do not have the time to inventory everything so I pick a box once in a while & look through it. Last week I found this beauty. At least I know when I retire in 25-27 years I'll have something to do.  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, now that's a nice find. I'd love to have something like that in my collection.
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Wow ,Original beauty . I'm not into Seated halves so I won't give an opinion on grade . Wait for others to chime in .  |
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United States
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SuperPoacher74, That is a beautiful Seated half dollar! I hope you don't mind but I took the liberty to crop and oriented the for easier viewing in case you would like the experts to give you their opinion on the grade.    |
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United States
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And a New Orleans, no less.
The Arrows and Rays half is a very special one year type.
While it is difficult to judge the grade and condition from those photos it appears to be in the extra fine range.
It may have been cleaned, but that's also uncertain with those photos.
A true treasure. Congratulations.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
5174 Posts |
 XF details, likely cleaned (though most of the scratches are probably on the holder). One of my favorite US coin types; hope to get one of those eventually (in much lower grade, obviously). |
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 United States
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hope to get one of those eventually (in much lower grade, obviously). You and me both! Very nice find there, SuperPoacher74!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice, but would likely get tagged cleaned. Graffiti in the right obverse field may also end up on a hypothetical holder.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd like to see it out of the holder to truly grade it details or not. Its certainly a well struck coin but these photos don't tell much.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
What a NICE find~!! Has a couple of issues but still a very nice coin for a type set. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6370 Posts |
Nice find! I have never has an 1853 half dollar that nice!
As for grade, I am hoing to say VF-35 details. It has been harshly cleaned, with graffiti on the obverse. There are weird outlines around the stars. Anyone have an idea on what caused those? I have never seen them before.
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 United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:"Halos" can often be found around the stars, digits in the date, arrowheads, and often around the central devices. Sometimes unofficially called "Longacre doubling," a term coined by J.T. Stanton and inappropriately applied by others to Liberty Seated coinage designed by Christian Gobrecht, it is the doubling often seen on coins designed by James B. Longacre.  This is an insert from from Bill Bugerts volume IV of "A Register of Liberty Seated half dollar Varieties". Quote:
This doubling is a secondary image of the design appearing on all sides of a design element. Although various theories abound as to what caused this doubling, this doubling is commonly found on half dollars of this date and is not and should not be confused with doubled dies and repunched dates. I believe this doubling was caused when the temporary master die was heavily impressed with all the design elements such that a halo became part of the temporary master die. Consequently, these halos transferred to the working hub, subsequent working dies, and finally the half dollars themselves. Most early die state 1853-Os regardless of die marriage can be found with this halo characteristic and I do not discuss this doubling characteristic with each die marriage. Edited by Heymikep
04/27/2018 1:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Heymikep is correct, it;s Longacre Doubling.
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United States
274 Posts |
I love the reverse on the Seated coins. This one is beautiful! |
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