1853 50c Liberty Seated Half Dollar Doubled Die Reverse / DDR FS-802 Old FS-004.7

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 12:44 am $245. Thoughts? Thanks! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 07/03/2025 12:57 am Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 2:13 pm VF35 Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
MisterT Pillar of the Community United States 2003 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 3:39 pm I'm at XF-40. Gotta love those rays! I like this coin! Report this Post to the Staff
adam126402 Pillar of the Community United States 877 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 5:52 pm I think it makes XF40 and nice eye appeal. Report this Post to the Staff
jerryc39 Pillar of the Community United States 3151 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 6:32 pm also think it is xf-40. Nice one! Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18635 Posts	Posted 07/04/2025 11:14 am i just love the rays variety. high end XF40 coin. most of those listed on PCGS grading XF40 are heritage auctions and sold for about $300. so i'd say the price was decent. I like the eye appeal as well. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3625 Posts	Posted 07/05/2025 1:33 pm I agree on the EF-40 and the upthread comments. Your coin has a bit of a circulation cameo, too. Nice eye appeal for the grade! Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18635 Posts	Posted 07/06/2025 09:55 am well NS, as you know, its not that often you get this many grades that agree. your coin is XF40 Report this Post to the Staff
Just Gid New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 07/09/2025 5:12 pm This coin appears to be FS802 fs801 has clockwise doubling Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/10/2025 12:31 pm to the Community, Just Gid! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 07/12/2025 11:35 am Thanks for sharing your thoughts. @Just_Gid thank you for the clarification on the attribution. I will ask mods to revise the title. The coin came in and it is in a SEGS holder which is Larry Briggs' old grading service. Last I heard he wasn't in good health and hopefully he is better. I didn't know the grade of the coin prior to my purchase as the bay does not allow the disclosure of grades outside of the big 4 grading services any longer. I knew it was VF but not the exact numerical grade as it had been scratched out in the original pictures. The holder does have the old variety designation as FS-004.7 but apparently that has changed to FD-801, 802 and 803. I don't have the reference to identify these varieties so I appreciate any additional information. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3625 Posts	Posted 07/12/2025 12:15 pm Your in-hand photos are fantastic! IMHO, the SEGS grade relied too heavily on the slight weakness of the clasp and lack of finger detail on Liberty's right hand, and the eagle's right leg feathers. The rest of the coin has solid EF-40 detail, and borders on EF-45 in places, such as Liberty's hair, gown folds, and the sandal, and especially on the eagle's wings and head. I'm still at EF-40 for the technical grade. It looks like this coin had an old cleaning or wiping. It looks market acceptable to me. IMHO, a bourse floor 40 straight grade today. I like the eye appeal on this one. The arrows and rays design is always an eye-catcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 07/12/2025 1:21 pm Quote: I will ask mods to revise the title. Done. Beautiful coin by the way! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11880 Posts	Posted 07/16/2025 10:07 am Thank you for all of your kind comments and help! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 07/18/2025 10:20 pm Well, at least SEGS agreed with me. Wait, that's probably not a good thing. Definitely a nice coin, NS. I think I'd be just fine with XF40. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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1853 50c Liberty Seated Half Dollar DDR FS-802 Old FS-004.7