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Edited by gsp193
07/12/2022 8:58 pm
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Super cool! I didn't know about this variety. It seems this variety carries a notable premium, but nothing exuberant. I will keep my eye out for these, thanks for sharing  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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Thanks jacrispies! The history of these Stone Mountain Comm in whole including the counterstamped ones and the whole history of these is very interesting story! Well worth the read! I think 5million or so were allotted, 2 million or so were minted with 1 million later melted, roughly. I'm not sure how many were the FS-101, I dont think super rare,but I was glad to find it! PCGS Coin facts has all the varieties! Interesting story about this one!
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Nice catch. I like these too. Found an ebay seller with about six of these [FS-101, in BU] not long ago asking $85/each, but never pulled the trigger: Gone now. BTW: That die scratch is through R E Lee's hat. Stonewall is not wearing a hat. I've seen [and might have] a coin from another die with a similar scratch through the hat so you do have to pay attention that it is the correct scratch. Edited by CentSation
07/12/2022 8:40 pm
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Thanks CentSation I did type it wrong! This one is BU it is very bright so I filtered the light. It has a few dings, a few of the 35 reverse stars are very hard to see but still a decent strike I think. There is also a die scratch between Stonewall, the General facing the viewer and his horse that is pretty specific. The site I shared the link to shows all the different lengths of the die scratches and locations, I think there are several. Thanks for checking it out. I will revise my post on the General, Thanks!
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Thanks for posting - always nice to have a good look at a US commemorative coin variety.. The FS-101 variety of the Stone Mountain half dollar has been known for a long time and is among the most common varieties found within the classic-era commemorative series.
I've always associated FS-101 with the doubling on "STONE MOUNTAIN" and "1925" on the obverse. There are lots of FS-101 coins out there, the trick is finding one with strong doubling on the inscriptions. I've seen many Stone Mountain half dollars get the FS-101 designation with only minor doubling. IMO, a 20x coin glass shouldn't be needed to see the doubling!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Thanks commems, I have enjoyed learning about this one and have started researching other ones. I saw the die crack and could see the doubling in the sellers pictures and it very easy to see on this one! I think a few devices on the reverse are doubled as well but minor. Thanks for checking it out!
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Thank you for the topic, I learn something new every day!
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Thanks for checking it out RK55!
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