1832 Bust Half : What Would You Grade This ?

dhikewhitney

PeakRarities

XF 40

jacrispies

VF-30

Davidk7

@jacrispies said:
VF-30

But there's luster

From memory it looks like 113a and these come weak. I had one in P53, I have this one at 40.

291fifth

I would want to look very closely at the obverse fields to see if they have been smoothed to remove scratches.

Pnies20

Assuming there’s no surface issues, I’d grade it 40 also.

Manifest_Destiny

johnny9434

I'll go vf35, fwiw

jacrispies

@Davidk7 said:

@jacrispies said:
VF-30

But there's luster

From memory it looks like 113a and these come weak. I had one in P53, I have this one at 40.

Indeed, but look how heavy those flow lines are!!! (This is my new saying)

Since the luster is more coarse, it takes more wear for it to erase completely, so which is why I settled for a grade under 40 with luster. If it was an early die state with the same luster, by the reverse, I would say 45 shot AU. But this coin clearly has more wear than that.

MICHAELDIXON

VF30

pursuitofliberty

I was at 35 ...BUT I would want to make sure there are no surface issues as the image is difficult to tell in that regard..

hummingbird_coins

Hair curls look a bit too glossy, I'll go with VF details cleaned.

Goldbully

Looks like a VF30 and a complimentary+

Not a very good looking Bustie, she's had a rough life.

Cougar1978

VF20