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Sometimes you land a real nice one...

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This is the way all CBH's should look. If only...

 

This is the O-114 Large Letter variety, R3. Easy to ID because there are only 4 die marriages to pick from, and this has a die lump below the 7. The reverse has a weak scroll and 5 but that is not normal for this DM. I would call this "Gem" circulated....

 

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Isn't that such a nice circulated looking coin . Nice even wear and just a little bit dirty . (thumbs u

 

Martin

 

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Thanks for the comments guys! I love this one because it does not have the typical "Banana" of wear that these 07-08 issues usually exhibit on the Bust. Case in point, this PCGS AU-50:

 

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This 1807 (not the one above) has the look of a coin that spent its life in a container of coins (bag, or whatever) that was moved around frequently in its life, but was never pulled out until some collector snagged it. There is very little wear, other than the numerous small contact marks that have removed some luster, which is inconsistently spread around the surfaces. Pretty sure this one can be classified as 100% original.

 

It resides in an NGC AU-50 holder, and I believe properly so.

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