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1817/3 Capped Bust Half Dollar O-101

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CCF, what are your thoughts on this one grade wise?

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Sorry that I can't help much with a grade, but I did want to say that this overdate is amazingly clear.
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I'll say VF-20, possibly 25, very attractive.
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VF35 and looks very original.
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I'll say VF.
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VF-30 and superb for the variety.
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VF details, cleaned. Need better pics to confirm the surfaces.
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VF 20-25 IMO ... once again, LOVE these halves
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VF-20 straight grade.
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VF30 adjusting for strike
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Thank you for the feedback, everyone. I figured this was in the VF25-35 range. I still struggle at times with differentiating between strike weakness versus wear.

I do wonder if this was soaked in acetone in the past due to the apparent minimal amount of organics on the surfaces and in the nooks and crannies of the devices.

In hand, the coin looks exactly like the first pictures I posted. Here are a few more pics with heavy lighting.

While I think it would straight grade, I have no plans to submit it. I like 'em raw!

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 Posted 01/17/2025  9:26 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ploopy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Surfaces look okay I guess so i'll change my grade to VF25
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I'd venture VF-30. Surfaces look good to me and eye appeal is likewise very nice.

Love this issue because of the awesome overdate. Someone posted another example a few months back that had damage or strike defect which partially obscured the overdate feature. Adam126402's coin really shows what the date should look like. Congrats on a fine addition to your raw collection!
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Jaobler, that previous posting was me, also. I actually picked this one up last September. Then a few months later I picked up the other damaged one that I returned. When I bought the other example, I figured I'd probably end up returning it but really wanted to see it in person just in case the overdate presented better in person than what I saw in the seller pics.

And thanks for the feedback, Jaobler. Same to you Ploopy, glad you stopped back to have a second look since you were leaning towards it being a details coin!


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very nice--
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VF25 Beauty !
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