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here is a fun puzzle - can you figure out the date on this coin? I know the answer (although I wasnt the one to figure it out). bonus points if you can tell me what happened to it or identify the die marriage. ill post some clues on friday and the answer on sunday   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Think I'll work on my Rubik's cube instead.
Edited by Coinfrog
10/05/2022 7:03 pm
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@carr, can you tell us the weight? I wonder if this isn't one half of a split planchet.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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I need a lot of clues - this is hopeless for me.
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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i think this one is hopeless to almost everyone  . Bob Grellman attributed the die variety from memory in less than a minute. if you know who he is that will help narrow down a date range. |
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If it was a bust half I would figure the date and marriage I'll take a guess: 1848, and it was defaced because it was used as a doorstop.  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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How about an 1846 N-19? No idea what happened to the obverse. Split planchet?
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Split planchet? I was thinking that was a possibility, but the weight is fairly close to an undamaged coin. 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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Yes I'm on team split planchet, despite the fact that the other "half" would only weight a couple grams. My best guess on the date is mid 1850s.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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I think the striations above the E in AMERICA are the tell.
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you got it. 1846 N-19 with a lamination/split planchet. nice work guys. the tell is the lines above the E in AMERICA.
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Just curious here. WE know it's an 1846 N-19. Would the rev die marker be enough for NGC or PCGS to put the date on the slab? I'm not suggesting this SHOULD be slabbed (because I actually don't), but I'm just wondering if they would
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Glad to know the date on this one—just shows how much I still need to learn.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Very interesting. Thanks for posting.
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i think they would slab it...but I honestly dont know. ill ask my grader buddies next summer when I see them at the summer seminar.
this one would be a fun one to have in a holder.
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Posted 10/05/2022 8:33 pm
