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Edited by coinfiend
11/06/2021 8:46 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Guessing there was grease or some foreign substance in the die.  to the CCF! |
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Thanks for the input @Coinfrog, think this would grade fine then?
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Bedrock of the Community
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I think it's very close to uncirculated. The iridescence in your pics of the obverse suggests it may have been cleaned, but that might be a lighting issue.
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Can't speak much for the S, other than the possibility of a Grease Fill as Coinfrog mentioned. As for the grade, AU Details, certainly looks to have had an old cleaning. Color and reflectivity do not look correct, at least from these images. |
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Thanks for the comments! I'll take some pics with different lighting, it's probably the direct sunlight
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It has the look of a counterfeit. After studying the pictures, the only suspicious element is the raised dot between stars 4 and 5. But I could be wrong, and it may just me the color. It has clash marks and the double serif on the C in CENT as well, which is normal. Regarding the S, I say PMD. Probably somebody's science experiment, but hard to say by solely looking at these photos. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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I'm seeing what looks like PMD, too. And, I'm guessing that the culprit's surname was TATE. |
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The infamous Tate strikes!!
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I added two pics with LED lighting, maybe opinions will change.
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Is the broken "L" in Liberty something seen in this series?
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Not a fan of the new pics. These do not suggest naturally toned, evenly brown/red original surfaces. If genuine (?), then badly cleaned and recolored.
Edited by Coinfrog
11/06/2021 10:53 pm
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Bummer, could be my phone camera I suppose. Might still send for grading in the future, thanks for the effort
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Is the broken "L" in Liberty something seen in this series? Yes that is normal. There was only 1 die used on the obverse, two different dies for the reverse, making two varieties Cohen 1 & 2 the difference on the reverse is the space between the "S" and "T" in STATES. This one having a filled/clogged die on the "S" makes it a tough call without another known one next to it, but it looks like the wider spacing from my best guess. If that is correct then it's a C-1 variety. Also the C1 generally shows the multiple clash marks on the obverse which this one also has. I'd give it an EAC grade of EF35/40 possible old cleaning. TPG grade would likely come back as EF45 IMO. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
11/07/2021 09:38 am
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Thanks for the info @westcoin!
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