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Capped Bust Half Collection to be auctioned
Mickley
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About 2/3 of my Capped Bust Half collection will be auctioned off by Bower's and Merena in March, at Baltimore.
The list includes:
If you're looking for some very original Busties, gorgeous toning and difficult dates and species, they're in here.
Any questions about a particular coin, please feel free to PM me.
CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLARS:
1807 large stars PCGS 40..................incredibly difficult to find like this (ex Laibstain) and PQ for the grade.
1807 small stars PCGS 40 ................outrageously original and well struck for the year. Gorgeou and very
very hard to find like this. In fact, I doubt you WILL find one like this.
1809 IIIII edge PCGS 50....................an R 4, and fantastic original toning
1809 Overton 108 PCGS 45 R4 (TO BE EVALUATED
BY PCGS TO DETERMINE IF
XXXXX OR IIIII EDGE)
1809 ............PCGS 58....................probably never seen circulation, and an absolutely outstanding coin.
Also, rarely found in this condition.
1810 .......... PCGS 58........................Beauty, absolute beauty, totally original, softly struck in the L wing,
but everything else makes up for it, and a very hard coin to part with. You won't find another like this as well.
1811 small 8 .. PCGS 55 ..................A lustrous, nicely struck small 8
1811 LARGE 8 PCGS 55....................Obviously properly dipped long ago, lustrous, nicely toned, and not easy to find as nice as this.
1813 50/UNI NGC 50.........................Nice original 50/UNI, had a hard time finding one like this
1813.............PCGS 55......................This is an OUTSTANDING coin, total originality, beautiful blanket of chocolatey toning that has great depth and beauty.
You will NOT find another like this, or if you do, snatch it up immediately.
1814 E/A PCGS 35............................Obviously dipped, and surprising amount of remaining luster for the grade. Difficult to find issue.
1814/3...........PCGS 55.....................Spectacular toning and beautiful strike. Overdate very clear. A definite collector piece.
1817 NGC 62.....................................Original, Original, Original, dark, appealing coloration.
1819 PCGS 63...................................This is a spectacular 63, both strike and overal beauty, a TRUE MS.
1819/8 LARGE 9 PCGS 40.................Very nice affordable, original, and very clean surfaces.
1820/19 CURLED 2 PCGS 50...............Absolutely OUTSTANDING and ORIGINAL coin. I hate parting with this one.
I haven't seen another like it except in very high grade, and then, only rarely. This is ONE HELLUVA coin. Gorgeous thick grey toning with blushes of pink and blue silver underneath.
1820/19 SQUARE 2 PCGS 55..............Another 1820 overdate, hard to find in this grade, and very nice. All 1820's are sleeper coins.
1820 KNOBBED 2 PCGS 45 Overton 104 R4+ ..... For the specialist, the Overton 104, very, very difficult to find. ONe pops up now and then.
This one is really a 50 in a 45 holder, lustrous and appealing.
1820 SQUARE 2 PCGS 55.................Real nice original coloration and another sleeper coin in a difficult grade.
1821 PCGS 62................................Stunning colorful original TRUE MS
1823 BROKEN 3 PCGS 40..............Broken 3's are NOT easy to find, especially un-fooled with. This may not be the prettiest coin, but it's a very nice one nonetheless and you'll be hard pressed to find another like it or prettier or in higher grade.
1823 PATCHED 3 PCGS 45..............Very very nicely toned 45. Again, difficult to find in this grade and in this condition.
1823 UGLY 3 PCGS 40.....................Very original, unmessed with ugly 3. Another difficult to find coin in this grade and unmolested as this one is.
1824/VARIOUS PCGS 53...................Gorgeous colorations, should be in a 55 holder, just not worth the $$ to have it regraded.
I had a hard time finding one this nice, and when I found it, I bought it. So here it is.
1826 NGC 55 FATTY........................OUTSTANDING toning, spectacular surfaces and strike.
Old FATTY holder to boot. Worthy of a significant premium and should be highly affordable.
1827 CURL 2 PCGS 58 EX PREMIUM.....Try to find another like it, nevermind another in 58. WOW.
Another one of the many coins I am having a hard time parting with. Whoever gets this one is fortunate.
1828 CURL2NO KNO PCGS 62.An incredibly FROSTY Mint State Busty, and yes, it is Mint State and not an overgraded. AU.
Beautiful to look at and doubtful you'll find one as frosty as this. (I think this would be a good example of what these coins looked like when they came off the press).........
1828 CURL2 KNOB PCGS 55...fantastically original with chocolate brown toning which has great depth and allows remaining luster to show through.
VERY DIFFICULT COIN TO FIND, NEVERMIND IN THIS CONDITION. GIVE UP TRYING, HERE IT IS.
1828 SQAR2 NGC 58 FATTY.................WOW original original gorgeous toning and in a FATTY holder to boot.
I forgot to list the following coin:
1829/7 PCGS 58...................................Another WOW> not too difficult to find overdate, but EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to find this beautiful, this original. A lovely coin.
1830 SMALL 0 PCGS 62 EX PROUTY........Great double profile, ex PROUTY, true MS, totally original, fantastic toning...uh...what more can you ask?
1830 LARGE 0 PCGS 58............................I can't tell you how long it took me to find a large O like this one. Spectacularly original and gorgeously toned.
I haven't found one like it since.
1831 EX PREMIUM PCGS 58 ........ Beautiful, originally toned 1831. May be a 'common date' but the condition of this one is entirely uncommon.
1834 PCGS 58..............................Well struck, very original, satiny luster, beautiful color under a light.
I forgot to list the following coin:
1835 PCGS 63 very PQ with OUTSTANDING coloration (iridescent greens) and OUTSTANDING luster and great flash, almost like a jewel. I put this coin down on a table at a coin show and the first thing the person next to me (who had GREAT experience seeing millions of coins...literally) said was "WOW. What a beautiful coin". And it is. I bought it raw thinking it was a 64, PCGS gave it a 63. It does have some cabinet friction but I reviewed this coin with John Albanese and it was CAC stickered at the show.
A note on CAC stickering. Some of the coins in here may be CAC stickered, honestly, I didn't keep track of it. I brought 15 coins to the free CAC thing at a show in CT, and all 15 were stickered. I sold several of them and they weren't all Busties. I contemplated CAC stickering my collection before putting it up for auction, but I don't put as much into do this, and to me, I don't need it, whether choosing or selling a coin. I have no question (although, of course, I couldn't guarantee it), that 99% of what I have up for sale would CAC sticker. In all seriousness. I spent years looking for these coins, and upgraded and downgraded in order to find a coin that really had something to say. Grade was not, and is not an issue with me. Never was. So be assured, a lot of thought went into each coin in this collection.
1836/86 PCGS 58.........................this is a totally outstanding coin. They rarely exists like this. totally original, and a 58+++.
A VERY HARD coin to part with. A very rare find and one that I would not trade for an MS 64.
1836 BEADED PCGS 50 .................the beaded reverse is not that easy to find and this is a very nice AU50 example.
also some sitting liberty quarters, all outstanding
1873-S 25C arrows pcgs 40 (you won't find another like it)
1845 25C pcgs 45
1890 25C pcgs 50
The list includes:
If you're looking for some very original Busties, gorgeous toning and difficult dates and species, they're in here.
Any questions about a particular coin, please feel free to PM me.
CAPPED BUST HALF DOLLARS:
1807 large stars PCGS 40..................incredibly difficult to find like this (ex Laibstain) and PQ for the grade.
1807 small stars PCGS 40 ................outrageously original and well struck for the year. Gorgeou and very
very hard to find like this. In fact, I doubt you WILL find one like this.
1809 IIIII edge PCGS 50....................an R 4, and fantastic original toning
1809 Overton 108 PCGS 45 R4 (TO BE EVALUATED
BY PCGS TO DETERMINE IF
XXXXX OR IIIII EDGE)
1809 ............PCGS 58....................probably never seen circulation, and an absolutely outstanding coin.
Also, rarely found in this condition.
1810 .......... PCGS 58........................Beauty, absolute beauty, totally original, softly struck in the L wing,
but everything else makes up for it, and a very hard coin to part with. You won't find another like this as well.
1811 small 8 .. PCGS 55 ..................A lustrous, nicely struck small 8
1811 LARGE 8 PCGS 55....................Obviously properly dipped long ago, lustrous, nicely toned, and not easy to find as nice as this.
1813 50/UNI NGC 50.........................Nice original 50/UNI, had a hard time finding one like this
1813.............PCGS 55......................This is an OUTSTANDING coin, total originality, beautiful blanket of chocolatey toning that has great depth and beauty.
You will NOT find another like this, or if you do, snatch it up immediately.
1814 E/A PCGS 35............................Obviously dipped, and surprising amount of remaining luster for the grade. Difficult to find issue.
1814/3...........PCGS 55.....................Spectacular toning and beautiful strike. Overdate very clear. A definite collector piece.
1817 NGC 62.....................................Original, Original, Original, dark, appealing coloration.
1819 PCGS 63...................................This is a spectacular 63, both strike and overal beauty, a TRUE MS.
1819/8 LARGE 9 PCGS 40.................Very nice affordable, original, and very clean surfaces.
1820/19 CURLED 2 PCGS 50...............Absolutely OUTSTANDING and ORIGINAL coin. I hate parting with this one.
I haven't seen another like it except in very high grade, and then, only rarely. This is ONE HELLUVA coin. Gorgeous thick grey toning with blushes of pink and blue silver underneath.
1820/19 SQUARE 2 PCGS 55..............Another 1820 overdate, hard to find in this grade, and very nice. All 1820's are sleeper coins.
1820 KNOBBED 2 PCGS 45 Overton 104 R4+ ..... For the specialist, the Overton 104, very, very difficult to find. ONe pops up now and then.
This one is really a 50 in a 45 holder, lustrous and appealing.
1820 SQUARE 2 PCGS 55.................Real nice original coloration and another sleeper coin in a difficult grade.
1821 PCGS 62................................Stunning colorful original TRUE MS
1823 BROKEN 3 PCGS 40..............Broken 3's are NOT easy to find, especially un-fooled with. This may not be the prettiest coin, but it's a very nice one nonetheless and you'll be hard pressed to find another like it or prettier or in higher grade.
1823 PATCHED 3 PCGS 45..............Very very nicely toned 45. Again, difficult to find in this grade and in this condition.
1823 UGLY 3 PCGS 40.....................Very original, unmessed with ugly 3. Another difficult to find coin in this grade and unmolested as this one is.
1824/VARIOUS PCGS 53...................Gorgeous colorations, should be in a 55 holder, just not worth the $$ to have it regraded.
I had a hard time finding one this nice, and when I found it, I bought it. So here it is.
1826 NGC 55 FATTY........................OUTSTANDING toning, spectacular surfaces and strike.
Old FATTY holder to boot. Worthy of a significant premium and should be highly affordable.
1827 CURL 2 PCGS 58 EX PREMIUM.....Try to find another like it, nevermind another in 58. WOW.
Another one of the many coins I am having a hard time parting with. Whoever gets this one is fortunate.
1828 CURL2NO KNO PCGS 62.An incredibly FROSTY Mint State Busty, and yes, it is Mint State and not an overgraded. AU.
Beautiful to look at and doubtful you'll find one as frosty as this. (I think this would be a good example of what these coins looked like when they came off the press).........
1828 CURL2 KNOB PCGS 55...fantastically original with chocolate brown toning which has great depth and allows remaining luster to show through.
VERY DIFFICULT COIN TO FIND, NEVERMIND IN THIS CONDITION. GIVE UP TRYING, HERE IT IS.
1828 SQAR2 NGC 58 FATTY.................WOW original original gorgeous toning and in a FATTY holder to boot.
I forgot to list the following coin:
1829/7 PCGS 58...................................Another WOW> not too difficult to find overdate, but EXTREMELY DIFFICULT to find this beautiful, this original. A lovely coin.
1830 SMALL 0 PCGS 62 EX PROUTY........Great double profile, ex PROUTY, true MS, totally original, fantastic toning...uh...what more can you ask?
1830 LARGE 0 PCGS 58............................I can't tell you how long it took me to find a large O like this one. Spectacularly original and gorgeously toned.
I haven't found one like it since.
1831 EX PREMIUM PCGS 58 ........ Beautiful, originally toned 1831. May be a 'common date' but the condition of this one is entirely uncommon.
1834 PCGS 58..............................Well struck, very original, satiny luster, beautiful color under a light.
I forgot to list the following coin:
1835 PCGS 63 very PQ with OUTSTANDING coloration (iridescent greens) and OUTSTANDING luster and great flash, almost like a jewel. I put this coin down on a table at a coin show and the first thing the person next to me (who had GREAT experience seeing millions of coins...literally) said was "WOW. What a beautiful coin". And it is. I bought it raw thinking it was a 64, PCGS gave it a 63. It does have some cabinet friction but I reviewed this coin with John Albanese and it was CAC stickered at the show.
A note on CAC stickering. Some of the coins in here may be CAC stickered, honestly, I didn't keep track of it. I brought 15 coins to the free CAC thing at a show in CT, and all 15 were stickered. I sold several of them and they weren't all Busties. I contemplated CAC stickering my collection before putting it up for auction, but I don't put as much into do this, and to me, I don't need it, whether choosing or selling a coin. I have no question (although, of course, I couldn't guarantee it), that 99% of what I have up for sale would CAC sticker. In all seriousness. I spent years looking for these coins, and upgraded and downgraded in order to find a coin that really had something to say. Grade was not, and is not an issue with me. Never was. So be assured, a lot of thought went into each coin in this collection.
1836/86 PCGS 58.........................this is a totally outstanding coin. They rarely exists like this. totally original, and a 58+++.
A VERY HARD coin to part with. A very rare find and one that I would not trade for an MS 64.
1836 BEADED PCGS 50 .................the beaded reverse is not that easy to find and this is a very nice AU50 example.
also some sitting liberty quarters, all outstanding
1873-S 25C arrows pcgs 40 (you won't find another like it)
1845 25C pcgs 45
1890 25C pcgs 50
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I appreciate all the interest and emails.
Mike