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Pillar of the Community
United States
625 Posts |
A few weeks back I purchased a bust half from a fellow member here on the forum. When I tried to fit it into my 7070 album under its slot, it will not fit. Its close but definately wont squeeze into the bust half hole. Anyone else experienced this? I have entertained widening the hole with a razor blade but didnt want to mess up the material that covers the pages. Any suggestions?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hummmmmm. It doesn't snug in with a good thumb push?
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Valued Member
United States
461 Posts |
can you post some photographs of the coin and the hole?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2335 Posts |
I haven't heard of anyone having that problem with bust halves, but a search of the forum would bring up more than one thread about some of the early coppers not being an exact fit.
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Moderator
 United States
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I have not bought a bust half for the 7070 yet, so I have no experience with that specific problem. However, it is usually that the hole is too big, as was the case with the large cents that I have bought.
When a coin can vary in size, they tend to make the hole accommodate the largest possibility. My bust half holes are noticeably larger than the other half dollar holes.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
625 Posts |
I will try to get some pics to post. Half, I tried to give it a good push, almost enough force to bend the cardboard in the middle. Right now I just have it sitting on top of the hole with the plastic slid over it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1523 Posts |
Wow dude.My busts always find a home.hehehehe. Perhaps you just haven't pushed hard enough?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
Do you have a lettered or reeded half?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bet that would work JHS.A tiny bit of trimming. hehehehe
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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AGCoinHunter, what you well could have is an anomaly called an oversized planchet. If so, the coin belongs in a slab rather than an album. CBH oversized planchets do exist, but are rare and very highly sought after. I would suggest that either you send the coin directly to me (just kidding), or take a short stack of (3 to 5) other CBH and stick this coin in the middle and see for yourself if this coin is of a larger diameter, which is my bet. If the diameter is the same, you have a defective 7070. I am very interested in this, so please let me know how you fare.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I havent had this problem before either. Your not putting it in the "reeded edge" slot, are you? You should post a picture of the coin so the bust experts can help verify it's authenticity. A contemporary counterfeit may be a bit oversize in order to have the correct weight. I'm not saying that's what you have, but it should be ruled out.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think at this point I would post a picture of both obverse and reverse here to make sure that its a die marriage that is recognized. I have only seen a few bust halves that would not fit in the 7070 and your not going to like the end results in those cases.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Lettered Edge Capped Bust Halves were not struck in a collar so they do have slightly variable diameters. If a coin received an exceptionally strong strike, then the planchet would spread out more than normal just as a light strike would create a smaller diameter.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am curious, what year is the bust half.
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Posted 05/03/2010 4:49 pm
