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[Sandon]

       As I assume that @Idhair knows, the piece in the preceding post is a crude counterfeit, probably contemporary and possibly not silver. Here is a genuine "Type III" silver three cent piece, and one that can be legitimately called rare, an 1869 graded PCGS AU 58 in an old green label holder.

 

 

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[Henri Charriere]

If I may, I should like to break the awkward silence that has ensued in lieu of a rebuttal to a recent post by explaining my own position...

Aside from the matter of authenticity which would ordinarily be of paramount importance to a coin collector, I "liked" the coin in question because if it isn't, it still represents an important element: an attempt at interpretation of what its creator envisioned and it is that very "crudeness" that appeals to me and that I find aesthetically interesting and pleasing. 

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[Fenntucky Mike]

 

Edited May 4, 2023 by Fenntucky Mike
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[Sandon]

1849 Liberty Seated half dollar, PCGS graded XF 40. An original looking and affordable coin:

[VKurtB]

On 5/1/2023 at 8:45 PM, ldhair said:

I can see what others might like about pieces like this, but they are not my thing. Congrats on this piece for what it is. All the high points are undisturbed. 

[ldhair]

On 5/7/2023 at 7:04 PM, VKurtB said:

I can see what others might like about pieces like this, but they are not my thing. Congrats on this piece for what it is. All the high points are undisturbed. 

Maybe someday you will post something you do like about this hobby. 

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2023 at 8:04 PM, ldhair said:

Maybe someday you will post something you do like about this hobby. 

Getting less by the week. As per your piece, I’d rather own it with just a wee bit of yellowish toning with maybe a bit of further peripheral color, not more. I like your reverse far better than the obverse. My preference would be nearly white, but good luck with that. 

Edited May 8, 2023 by VKurtB

[Henri Charriere]

On 5/7/2023 at 9:05 PM, VKurtB said:

Getting less by the week....

1. You kiddin' me?  Take another look at that upcoming itinerary of yours. You're busier now in the thick of retirement than when you were working. All hobby related.

Edited May 8, 2023 by Henri Charriere
Eliminating white space.

[ldhair]

[Henri Charriere]

On 5/7/2023 at 9:40 PM, ldhair said:

Like my predecessor, I too am a sucker for tasteful, peripheral, iridescent toning.

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2023 at 8:40 PM, ldhair said:

Now THAT is sweet. Maybe it looks better to me on a proof. 

[VKurtB]

On 5/7/2023 at 8:23 PM, Henri Charriere said:

1. You kiddin' me?  Take another look at that upcoming itinerary of yours. You're busier now in the thick of retirement than when you were working. All hobby related.

Just one of the reasons my future “non-working” (ANA) trips are skewed so heavily overseas is that I am rapidly becoming disenchanted with U.S. centered numismatics. There’s too much insanity. Also, my Summer Seminar course is Advanced Study of World Coinage. If that, coupled with London and Berlin trips, don’t metaphorically SCREAM “fed up with U.S. numismatics” to you, well, I don’t know what to tell you. Besides, if I emulate my relatives’ speech patterns, I just may be understood more in Berlin than in London.

Edited May 8, 2023 by VKurtB

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[Sandon]

   The last photos are of an 1836 lettered edge half dollar, the last made under the older "open collar" method. These photos are of an 1836 reeded edge half dollar, the first issue under the close collar method and with a steam powered press:

Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

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