new old draped bust half.

Baley

this just in:


what do you think? grade, variety? level of surface preservation?
has some clash marks on the obverse and neat handmade die engraving features on the reverse, will show closups soon.

(meet the family)

NumisOxide

Draped bust coinage is sweet.

stman

Send it to me and I'll get you the coveted "stman SCAN." LMAO, you know you want one!!!

rec78

f15-vf20 May be a tad short for vf but still a nice example of a 1805. If its an old holder my guess is f15. If it is a newer cache then vf20

Baley

this coin was "cleaned" but it was a really "good deal"

LanLord

What are you wasting your time on that old crap for ??

Send it to me, I'll make sure no one associates you with that old junk!

TommyType

Since nobody else wants to play the attribution game........

I'll go with O-111? Kinda tough to tell from the smallish pics.

As for grade, I'd agree that it's pushing VF.

SDCollector

Nice collection Dave. Do you have the new Overton book? Got mine a few weeks ago.

Nysoto

The 1805 O.111 variety attribution key is the downward sloping claw through stem, and S1 touching curl on obverse. The stem through claw also has an interesting graver slip, the engraver accidentally extended the stem that shows up as a raised line.

This obverse wears very well with deep hair detail, facial details are flat but hair is still strong. I would call it a F12. Obverse adam's apple clashing, collar clashing, and a squigly clash line above the date that is sometimes mistaken for a die crack.

Casey

What a nice looking family you have!

LeeG

Very nice Baley! I'm in search of an early half right now myself.

Baley

Thanks guys, and thanks to Cladiator for putting together and hosting the big picture of my DB half collection.

the new coin is indeed O.111, currently housed in a NCS holder as "Fine details, improperly cleaned"

you can see that it's a little glossy and lighter in color than it should be, but not all hairliney and I thought a good deal at a VG price.

Cladiator

Nice pick up B.

slumlord98

Your coin still has a nice look to it, even if it was once cleaned. It is important to remember that these were workhorse coins and not used as bullion like the CBHs were, especially the later dates.