My First Bust Half!

AnkurJ · April 22, 2007 1:14PM

Whaddya think? Its going to go into my 7070.

Ankur

RickMilauskas · April 22, 2007 1:27PM

Very nice

Love the toning too! Nice pick-up.

123cents · April 22, 2007 1:37PM

That's a great bustie to start with. Congratulations.

scooter25 · April 22, 2007 1:43PM

That is very nice. I have never liked breaking out PCGS and probably won't ever do it. An occasional NGC everything else I will with no problem though. Very nice coin

cullenbryant · April 22, 2007 1:58PM

i'm kind of surprised that was considered to be natural toning

GoldenEyeNumismatics · April 22, 2007 2:14PM

Can't go wrong with choice AU bust coinage--attractive and reasonably priced

TomB · April 22, 2007 3:02PM

This is the kind of look that PCGS and NGC love to slab, but I doubt highly that many of the CBHs that look like this are original at all. Again, loads of folks love the look, but the coin was dipped and retoned over time.

Myqqy · April 22, 2007 3:02PM

i'm kind of surprised that was considered to be natural toning

Looks like that one was thoroughly cleaned, and then spent time in an album. Personally, I don't like busties with that type of white center, but the detail is nice..

AnkurJ · April 22, 2007 9:34PM

Its actually going back into an album! ;-)

AJ

ttown · April 22, 2007 10:00PM

<< <i>Its actually going back into an album! ;-)

AJ >>

Boy that's an awfully good coin to be breaking out and putting into an album. Sure hope it doesn't get any rub from the slide.

AnkurJ · April 22, 2007 10:02PM

Can that mylar slide really damage coins that much? one of my friends was wondering if Dansco could make a 7070, but with round shells in each compartment so the coins dont move around, and dont get any rub. I thought it would be a good idea.

AJ

ttown · April 22, 2007 10:09PM

<< <i>Can that mylar slide really damage coins that much? one of my friends was wondering if Dansco could make a 7070, but with round shells in each compartment so the coins dont move around, and dont get any rub. I thought it would be a good idea.

AJ >>

Yes it can as well as prints while placing it in your album. My album has F/VF coins in it, I don't mind putting in lower grade coins but a high grade early halves I'd want a little more protection but that's just me.

It's in a good holder at a good grade that will bring strong money. I'd certainly want to get the coins for a whole roll before I put it in the album so your not sliding it back and forth all the time if your inclined to do it.

MFH · April 22, 2007 10:28PM

Although I don't collect Bust Halves, I have always admired them.

Its true that alot of them have been dipped in the past, I think that statement is "a given";
I just never realized that this "bulls eye" toning would only occur if the coin were dipped and
then placed in an album [ ie: Waite Raymond ] which had a high amount of sulpher in the
cardboard. Wouldn't an original - undipped - coin receive the same type of toning
in the same type of album ?

I'm always learning something new every day here.