Cherry pick. At one time I was a bust half collector, never had luck finding better varieties

fishteeth · July 10, 2021 2:06PM

Collected bust halves for about a decade from early 2000s until sometime around 2012. Then coin lieutenant helped me sell my set and I moved into other interest. Always had fun with these coins but never seemed to find any good ones hiding away.
I still buy some when they call to me and I probably have a dozen or so in my accumulation of coins.

Today I finished up a deal with a local dealer, had first shot on a large collection he had just purchased. As an afterthought I put this 1828 half into the pile. Price was right and the coin looked nice. Got home and when organizing my purchases thought it would be fun to attribute a bust half again.

Well now I have finally found an r5 or better bust half. An O105 in AU58. Probably #2 in the census from what I can tell. My pictures are horrible but best my outdated cell phone in my dark office are going to get. In hand the coin has nice luster and some good edge colors. Probably dipped or lightly wiped at some point but very attractive

cheezhed · July 10, 2021 2:10PM

Very nice.

Treashunt · July 10, 2021 5:16PM

congrats!

thebeav · July 10, 2021 5:29PM

Lovely coin, nice going !

pursuitofliberty · July 10, 2021 6:14PM

Nice pickup!

trueblood · July 10, 2021 7:01PM

Super pickup

Hydrant · July 10, 2021 7:17PM

That's good one!

YoloBagels · July 10, 2021 7:53PM

Wow, an R5 and with excellent eye appeal, great buy! Love it when dealers give you first dibs on collections.

YoloBagels · July 10, 2021 8:02PM

@Hydrant said:
Very many attractive 1828's out there. It was a good year......I've been collecting Bust Halfs for over 50 years. Could care less about varieties or the rarity scale. R1-5, etc. I just don't care. Never have. Just buy the good looking ones. It's more fun that way! Oh, well.

I am the exact same way. Bust halves were always my favorite US coin because of their beautiful and classic American-esque design. And it might get me crucified by the bust half nut club, but I personally find all the variety attribution to be a boring chore (Although I see why some people are allured to it).

I would rather assemble an R-1 date set with great eye appeal in AU-MS than an Overton set that will take 25 years to complete and pay $$$ for R5+ low grade coins. Although finding that your coin is a rare variety is definitely an exciting experience.

Pnies20 · July 10, 2021 8:08PM

😲

That’s awesome.

kaz · July 11, 2021 4:37AM

Neat how sometimes things will just drop into your lap unexpectedly. Thanks for sharing.

Barberian · July 11, 2021 5:42AM

@kaz said:
Neat how sometimes things will just drop into your lap unexpectedly. Thanks for sharing.

Yup. That's been happening to me lately as I discover SLH die marriages.

ricko · July 11, 2021 6:01AM

Nice find and that is a great looking coin. Cheers, RickO

rec78 · July 11, 2021 6:18AM

Escellant!! I collected a bust half date set in the 1970's before varieties became the norm. I do not know what Overton numbers I have. I still have this set 1802-1839.