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Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted September 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2022 This is a great thread and I hope we can keep it going. Henri Charriere, Lem E, rrantique and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 6:25 PM, Sandon said: After all that "great looking stuff", how about something that's truly awful looking but nevertheless interesting? This is an 1801 half dime that I purchased at a local coin auction in 1999. It is the only Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle half dime that I've acquired in over fifty years of collecting. Half dimes are in my experience the hardest denomination of this design type to obtain. Although it is battered and abused, it is one of those coins that I wish could speak so that I could hear the stories it could tell, perhaps including being stepped on by a horse! I submitted it to NGC earlier this year in the hope of using it to fill some type set registry slots, but NGC concluded that it had an "altered surface" and would not grade or encapsulate it. At least I am able to share its photo here. On the plus side, NGC, sotto voce, indirectly confirmed the coin was genuine. If it were inauthentic, i.e., counterfeit, I do not believe they would, have gratuitously bestowed "altered surface," on it. PMD, notwithstanding, I very much like it. It is a nice old coin. CoinJockey73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Head Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 7:19 PM, Quintus Arrius said: On the plus side, NGC, sotto voce, indirectly confirmed the coin was genuine. If it were inauthentic, i.e., counterfeit, I do not believe they would, have gratuitously bestowed "altered surface," on it. PMD, notwithstanding, I very much like it. It is a nice old coin. I have some much uglier than that. How’s this? robec1347 and rrantique 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 10:26 PM, Buffalo Head said: I have some much uglier than that. How’s this? That guy's got some awesome skills! CoinJockey73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 9:18 PM, Buffalo Head said: This is a great thread and I hope we can keep it going. Thanks for the show. I thoroughly enjoyed it. CoinJockey73 and Buffalo Head 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Head Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 7:28 PM, Quintus Arrius said: That guy's got some awesome skills! George Soros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Head Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Let’s keep it going 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Henri Charriere Posted September 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2022 Gentlemen, I wanted to call the race, and even had one member ahead with a nose, but I quickly realized this isn't about winning or losing, but how the game is played. Absolutely fantastic! I am going to suggest a new term be introduced into the numismatic lexicon: positively "electric!" CoinJockey73, Buffalo Head and Lem E 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 10:29 PM, Buffalo Head said: George Soros Well, I was right! CoinJockey73 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted September 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) On 9/16/2022 at 5:37 PM, The Neophyte Numismatist said: @Buffalo Head I am still learning this series... Is the 1925 generally found weakly struck on the reverse? I’m sorry I missed your question. Yes in most cases they are changing to locate one that’s all there, with full details. The one I’m showing you here is not such a great pic but it’s graded 66+. It’s a gorgeous coin in hand but is lacking (Full Details) but is almost all there. I find the 26 Buffs are more of a challenge than the 25. A big difference in the strike. The reverse and obverse of the 26 is most always flat, even in lofty grades. Edited September 17, 2022 by Buffalo Head Lem E, rrantique and The Neophyte Numismatist 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Neophyte Numismatist Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) So many amazing coins in such a short time. I had an eyegasm. Edited September 17, 2022 by The Neophyte Numismatist Lem E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post rrantique Posted September 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) this obviously was not my coin. Edited September 17, 2022 by rrantique not my coin The Neophyte Numismatist, Lem E, Henri Charriere and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 2:37 PM, rrantique said: Me thinks one of our members tried to pull a fast one on us with this one. Too bad, I called you out on it! You've got awesome coins, no doubt about it, but I don't know if I can let you slide on this one! [Minus the incriminating backdrop, I would have.] rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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