Nice bust came in the mail today...MUCH nicer than the ebay pics!

coinlieutenant · July 31, 2006 1:23PM

I've got the variety figured out...but a second opinion and or grade guess is welcome. If you want to hack it for artificial color, that is ok too.

coinandcurrency242 · July 31, 2006 1:24PM

AU 58

robertpr · July 31, 2006 1:24PM

I look on eBay and find a bunch of crap. You look on eBay and find THIS??? Well, YOU SUCK.

by the way, I'll WAG MS63

Leiana · July 31, 2006 1:26PM

AU 55 condition, bumped to AU 58 for eye appeal!

-Amanda

Edited to add- In my opinion, there is wear on her hair and also on the eagle's head and the tops of his wings and his foot.

AU58WALKERS · July 31, 2006 1:26PM

very nice, John.

dizzyfoxx · July 31, 2006 1:28PM

Outstanding Bust and incredible eye-appeal. Tough to tell between high grade AU and lower MS. I'll say lower MS and beauty!

Myqqy · July 31, 2006 1:29PM

AU58, and very sweet!

AU58WALKERS · July 31, 2006 1:33PM

<< <i>very nice, John. >>

I figured it would be.

bestclser1 · July 31, 2006 1:33PM

Great Bust John.

OKbustchaser · July 31, 2006 1:34PM

Overton 112 AU-58 detail. There look to be some pretty good marks in the fields. Wiped, dipped and retoned. Net AU 55.

Bear · July 31, 2006 1:36PM

AU-55 - cleaned and retoned but nice.

AZLARRY · July 31, 2006 1:46PM

With out seeing it in hand I would grade it AU58, and if is uncirculated I would go as high as 64. You definately have the eye for quality bust's.

goldisgood · July 31, 2006 1:49PM

au58 cleaned

coinlieutenant · July 31, 2006 1:56PM

You cleaned guys are viscious!! We arent dealing with Morgan dollars here!!

Nysoto · July 31, 2006 1:57PM

123cents · July 31, 2006 2:01PM

Beautiful coin. Looks AU-55 or AU-58.

jayboxx · July 31, 2006 2:13PM

Since it is so cleaned and nasty I will take it

mozin · July 31, 2006 2:34PM

PCGS AU58

Very pretty toning.

CoinAddict · July 31, 2006 4:44PM

Abolutely gorgeous bustie, John.

ER · July 31, 2006 4:46PM

ANACS 55

relayer · July 31, 2006 6:24PM

57!

TheKidCollector1991 · July 31, 2006 6:52PM

Strong AU -58, Slight wear.

Love that Bust!

TKC!

RBB617 · July 31, 2006 10:39PM

John - I won't even attempt to give this a grade, but I will say that is one pretty bust.

Barndog · July 31, 2006 10:43PM

wear is evident, but on a good day a TPG could chalk it up to cabinet friction and assign 62

JRocco · July 31, 2006 11:02PM

Hey John.
I usually love your selection of bust halves, but I have mixed feelings about this coin. It is not MS by any stretch. It is a high end AU coin-should be 55, but will go 58 in most holders.
What I don't like is the toning on this one. I do not like the way the coin is toning around the bird. Look at the toning pattern under AMER and the pattern above and below the left (facing) wing.
I know a lot of folks will say that they see that toning pattern often, but that does not make it OK by me.
I am not trying to dump on your coin John- I just don't like that reverse toning.
25's often come with real nice color- this one just a little too frisky.

RCDB · July 31, 2006 11:16PM

ngc AU55

GoldenEyeNumismatics · August 1, 2006 12:08AM

I'm gonna say MS62. If it hd no toning I'd say AU58 but I think it will be bumped up for the pretty color.

coinlieutenant · August 1, 2006 3:46AM

Grade posted.

The coin is a NGC AU55. O-112 R3.

J

coinlieutenant · August 1, 2006 4:00AM

Oh...and JRoc, you've been chatting with stman too much.

I am confident that the color is fine...otherwise I wouldnt keep it. I susupect that my pics arent flattering or completely accurate.

Leiana · August 1, 2006 4:01AM

It's an excellent 55.

-Amanda

partagas · August 1, 2006 4:04AM

I say 55, I want to give it a 58 but can't. The fieds are too flat.

itsnotjustme · August 1, 2006 4:40AM

Attractive 55

RickMilauskas · August 1, 2006 4:47AM

I'll say AU 58 but instead of being cleaned let's say I think she's had breast augmentation.

MikeKing · August 1, 2006 6:32AM

Just saw this post. That's a very pretty Bust half!

JRocco · August 1, 2006 6:47AM

Hi John,
Once again- I did not mean to dump on your coin.
You have the coin in hand so you can see the toning pattern and I will, of course, defer to your impression with the coin in hand. You have seen enough of these ladies to know what you have. Just to explain myself a little better so you don't think I just wanted to knock your coin.
Looking at the pics posted, I didn't like the off shade of green that looked like it circled the bird. The pics may just be emphasizing the look and based on your feeling, I guess it did, to me at least.
The obverse has that solid, deep toning that I love in this series. I love the way the obverse toning rolls into her band and over her bust.

And for the record- anyone new at grading these coins- a lot of real high end sliders are bumped into low MS holders, but I can't imagine any top tier TPG putting a coin with this much visible rub in an MS holder. The obverse rub is toning in well, but the reverse rub is very easy to see, even in a pic without having this coin in hand.

If you ever take a new reverse pic of this coin John could you shoot me a PM with the new image.

Hope you took my comments as honest and not an underhanded knock John.

And speaking of stman-where is he??? I bet he likes this one.

obversity · August 1, 2006 7:06AM

I'm curious what the ebay pics looked like in comparison. Care to share?

slumlord98 · August 1, 2006 10:37AM

Technical EF- you can see the outline between the motto and eagle's head that defines the area where the luster is worn off. I downloaded the image and traced the area of wear, but the file is over 50k so I can't repost it. As for marks and clealiness, I can't tell what's on the plastic and what's on the coin, but it does have an unnatural shine to it, almost oily. I'm not a fan of this one as it is imaged.

Nice bust came in the mail today...MUCH nicer than the ebay pics!

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