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Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 300 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 4:32 pm Evening all, Query on this one please. I'd say aEF or AU-55 or close. Noted some wear around the lower parts of the date numbers (5 in particular) but not around the denticals/rim @ 6 o'clock. Much obliged. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 5:09 pm I'll say AU-53 (Sheldon). Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 33743 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 5:14 pm AU-53, nice original looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12041 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 5:35 pm Die wear, not circulation wear. It looks like the obverse die actually rotated very slightly clockwise while the coin was being struck. Better than a lot of 'aUNC' coins one can find listed, but there is no luster in these photos, or it's been completely toned over. The two "dots" on the shield at around 5:00 are normal for Young Head 1853's. There is also a 3/2 overdate variety. I think this is AU55 sharpness at worst. Quite a lovely coin. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 01/09/2023 01:13 am Report this Post to the Staff
ttkoo Pillar of the Community Australia 2231 Posts	Posted 01/08/2023 6:15 pm It's a great looking coin! Quote: It looks like the obverse die actually rotated clockwise while the coin was being struck. Obv. I'm seeing the slanted denticles from 8.00 to a bit after 12.00, then they seem to straighten and slant the opposite way around to 3.00. Also are they die cracks from the eyebrow, and through the date?...last question...is only the O doubled? Rev, denticles look slanted here and there as well. The Ox moves slowly, but the Earth is patient. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12041 Posts	Posted 01/09/2023 01:19 am Yes, two die cracks, and Strike Doubling on the O. The 1st die crack goes from the eyebrow to the hairband. The second is a bifurcated crack that runs through the date, passes through the bust, splits, and ends around IA The W.W. on the bust was obliterated by the date die crack. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
Kipster Valued Member United Kingdom 300 Posts	Posted 01/10/2023 09:48 am Thanks everyone. @paralyse, interesting info there, thank you. Quote: There is also a 3/2 overdate variety. I have posted this previously as a question as to whether this could be that variety as there is a little nub just below the top curve of the 3, but with the die wear, I don't think anything else could be made out. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24882 Posts	Posted 01/24/2023 11:46 pm Quote: 1853 Victoria Halfpenny Very nice coin ! Report this Post to the Staff
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