Looking For Opinion On A 1799/8 S-188 Broken Die Example

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Spencerj72 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/02/2022 2:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 12:46 pm I can't ID this Sheldon with confidence, there isn't much left of this coin. I can't even say it is genuine. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 05/04/2022 4:15 pm It's a 17XX Draped bust, it has type 2 hair which makes it one of about half of the 198 varieties, or a 1799. I don't see the diagnostic die chip on the back so it isn't 1799 S-189, and I can eliminate some of the 98's but that is as far as I can get. The OP calls it the S-188 withthe broken die, but I don't see the die breaks that come on the late stage S-188. Report this Post to the Staff
Spencerj72 Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 05/09/2022 06:53 am Thank you guys it is definitely a crazy coinseems it was over annealed and then die exploded on her head. Lol Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 05/10/2022 4:09 pm Or it spent 200 years in the ground, and then somebody cleaned it. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 05/10/2022 4:25 pm with jacrispies that is classic ground corrosion effect on the coin. It's been buried for over a quarter of a century at least maybe a lot more. "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/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6383 Posts	Posted 05/12/2022 7:54 pm Might be a rare 1799/8 cent but it probably isn't. If you are confident in your identification why not send it to ANACS? Presumably they could authenticate and certify it, despite the horrible condition. Report this Post to the Staff
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