New Bust Half - GTG - Grade posted and more pictures
pursuitofliberty
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I've picked up a couple more Bust Halves from discussions and transactions over the last of the Holidays, for which I will share here over time.
A couple of them would be known to members here, but I don't think this one is. This one came in today, and since I am not up for photographing tonight, and since it has one, let's use the TrueView
Comments appreciated, as always!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
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Nice one! I would guess AU58.
Another nice bust half Todd.
Looks 53-55 to me.
Congrats on picking it up!
Dave
AU55, and attractive.
A beauty. I’m guessing 53.
55-58. Nice looking coin.
The coin appears mid-AU, but sorry to say I find the spots and fingerprints distracting.
That's a 55
58?
AU58
Looks like a 55-58 from the TruView..... Nice coin... Cheers, RickO
AU58
55
I don't care for those images. Let's see yours. AU55, I suppose.
Lance.
58
MS60
Really looks 58, just a really nice looking pc.
Looks unc to me. 62.
Looks like a solid 55
Nice coin.
I'm in the minority, but I think it would go low unc. MS62 or 63.
Louis Armstrong
Slider Unc. IMO, 58/62. I have seen coins like that in 63 holders.
Edited to add: the wear is obvious in the subsequent images, so AU55 is right. I need to look closer on the gtg.
55
62
Guess AU 58. Good looking coin.
Thank you for all the comments! It is in a 55 holder, and that seems right.
But I am not a fan of the TV. It makes the coin look to "red" than to what my eye sees. @lkeigwin wanted to see my photo's ... well, they are kind of off a different way, as they make the coin look a little too "chalky" and the don't bring out the vibrancy of the blues scattere3d amongst the devices.
But here they are for comparison
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
What a difference a photo can make! With this last photo, I'd change my opinion from low UNC to mid AU. I'm not able to enlarge images or I might have thought differently at first. The differences I've seen in photographs is a big reason I'm reluctant to buy coins based on images.
Louis Armstrong
I like these pics better than the trueview. Very nice lustrous cameo look.
BHNC Associate member #AN-07 … 88 and counting.
I agree, pictures can make a huge difference and make buying from images is a challenge at best.
I think those are better as well. I was tweaking around with my lights this morning trying to incorporate something I saw recently, and although not much different, here's one more for comparison, which might be the most realistic ... ???
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242