Rodebaugh wrote:Looks like it was minted and then put directly on the boat.
Check out the Head, her right breast, and the thigh. Clear as bell with great details. Thanks for the better pic
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Yes, Engineer was a very smart bidder... perhaps I should have giving better detail pictures like the one he posted, and I would have achieved a higher sales price. He got a great deal!!! This was, by far and wide, the best half dollar that I have seen from the SS Republic. And what is even more appealing is that it is a P mint and not an O mint. Just a quick Google search will confirm the prevalence of O mint coins over any other for the wreck... P mints are tougher to come by, and this particular one was well struck and has superb details.
barrytrot wrote:A couple nice nearly matching new purchases.
As you can see by their consecutive certification numbers I believe they came from the same proof set.
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And these coins from Barry are fantastic!!! The toning is very similar to one another that you might think that they are from the same proof set... The toning hints that the half dollar had something laying across the obverse to create a bifurcation of tone characteristics... draw a line from 8:00 to 1:30 and look on opposite sides of that line... makes me wonder why it is different... like a piece of paper or plastic, or something straight caused a different kind of tone over a long periods of time. Great coins all around!!! Thanks for sharing, guys
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