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#5910470 - 08/08/12 03:09 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: HCumberdale]
jom jom Posting Traumatic Stress Disorder FACT if I stop posting, trillions and trillions of transistors would be out of work. Registered: 01/29/02 Posts: 4788	Originally Posted By: HCumberdale Originally Posted By: AnkurJ I would send it back if you can. Half dimes come really nice in that grade with pretty color to boot. I haven't bought it yet, and likely won't. $\:\)$ Ankur is right...there are plenty of examples that are nice out there. I'd also go look for a True View like LincolnFan suggests.... jom _________________________ Cedarwood Numismatics
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#5910492 - 08/08/12 03:18 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: jom]
johnny9434 johnny9434 If you have a dream about out-posting me, you better wake up and apologize. Registered: 02/01/10 Posts: 2946	that one isint for me either. keep an open eye for another $\:\)$
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#5910543 - 08/08/12 03:39 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: johnny9434]
brg5658 brg5658 Chatzilla Registered: 01/12/11 Posts: 2111 Loc: Minnesota	I have no idea what it would look like in hand. The photography is so bad it's impossible to tell. Why can't people use a sheet of white or black paper when they image coins? I have never understood the obsession with using a busy "carpet" for the background of coin images. But, that's beside the point of it simply being out of focus, etc.
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#5910666 - 08/08/12 04:31 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: HCumberdale]
BillJones BillJones TOTAL NEWBIE Registered: 03/09/02 Posts: 7578 Loc: Florida	If the coin looks like that in person, it's not even close to AU-58. It is more like a weak VF-20, which would be worth no more than Fine money to me. The reverse looks like a VF-30, but the obverse looks very worn and unattractive. Sorry, but I can't give this coin a good review. $shrug$ _________________________ -- Retired dealer. I am a numismatic author. I specialize in choice early coins and poltitical tokens. I've been collecting coins, tokens and medals for over 50 years. Check my type sets! Type Set My gold type set Gold Type Set
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#5910856 - 08/08/12 05:29 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: L1ncolnF4n]
Old Pueblo Old Pueblo The Post-man always rings twice. Uhm... ring ring? Registered: 01/31/09 Posts: 1721 Loc: Tucson Arizona	58? Seems very generous. Look EF to me from the image. OP _________________________ A wise man finds no distinction between work and play
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#5911238 - 08/08/12 07:55 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: Old Pueblo]
Conder101 Conder101 Pedigreed Registered: 02/02/02 Posts: 5041 Loc: East central Indiana	I was thinking VF-30. There are a lot of nicer ones out there, and the 1862 commonly comes super well struck with wire rims and prooflike. _________________________ ------- Slab collector and researcher reported as of 2/5/06 150 companies 331 production varieties
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#5911367 - 08/08/12 08:38 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: Conder101]
Nutmeg Coin Nutmeg Coin Collectosaurus Rex Registered: 05/05/12 Posts: 524	Here is a piece I recently sold in AU58 in auction, same grade etc.: http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/65398/1862-Seated-Liberty-Half-Dime-PCGS-AU-58 _________________________ http://Support-the-Collectors-Society.com/coinethics
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#5911374 - 08/08/12 08:42 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: Nutmeg Coin]
Conder101 Conder101 Pedigreed Registered: 02/02/02 Posts: 5041 Loc: East central Indiana	Sharp strike, wire rims, typical die clash, but can't tell if it is prooflike. Nice coin. Fair price. _________________________ ------- Slab collector and researcher reported as of 2/5/06 150 companies 331 production varieties
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#5911456 - 08/08/12 09:14 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: Conder101]
HCumberdale HCumberdale The Collectinator Registered: 01/31/12 Posts: 347 Loc: Irvine, CA	Thanks everyone for confirming my opinion. I know that some here are able to look at poor quality photos and somehow decipher that the coin is likely a nice example - I don't have that skill at all. I think I'll continue to just buy coins I either see in hand, or those with good pics that I can feel confident with my judgment. Nice coin BTW Nutmeg. _________________________ Successful BST transactions: yonico, messydesk, Elbessar, Dooly, James_EarlyUS Thinking is so extraordinarily difficult that many prefer to judge - Karl Bühler
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#5912953 - 08/09/12 01:04 PM Re: 1862 half dime - what do you folks think? [Re: HCumberdale]
BillJones BillJones TOTAL NEWBIE Registered: 03/09/02 Posts: 7578 Loc: Florida	Here is a raw coin that I have had for a long time. I grade it EF-45. I think that this one is much nicer. _________________________ -- Retired dealer. I am a numismatic author. I specialize in choice early coins and poltitical tokens. I've been collecting coins, tokens and medals for over 50 years. Check my type sets! Type Set My gold type set Gold Type Set
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