Bust Half Album: 1807-1823

CoinAddict

TomB requested that I post the complete album once again since I have added a few new coins and upgraded a few since my last posting so here it is. I will post 2 threads to keep the load time for the pics down. 1823-1839O can be found here.

Barndog

I really like how your set is developing!

stman

Very nice, and a true collection by a true collector!!!!

CoinAddict

Thanks, Steve. That means a lot.

TomB

WOOO-HOOO!!!

Dave99B

That's just awesome! In a sea of plastic, it's always nice to see an old time collection like that. Great work!

Hey, is that some slab inserts peaking out of the bottom hole?

Dave

CoinAddict

Yep. Those are the inserts of the coins that have been freed. I taped a plastic baseball card sleeve to the inside of the front cover to keep them in.

Catch22

Your 1819 example is the milk chocolate color that I look for when adding to my collection of early bust and seated coins. Original examples come in all sorts of colors, but that's my personal favorite.

JustBustDimes

Wow,

I can die tonight in my sleep as a happy man!

BlindedByEgo

What a nice, crusty look your set has. Nice job!

KentuckyJ

Great look to both thread sets of pics Lots of very nice original dirt!

KJ

tightbudget

Nice set!

fishteeth

Great looking set. I want your small stars 1807

CoinAddict

Thanks for the replies everyone. Of all the sets I have built so far this is the one that I am the most proud of.

Tassa

Looking good.

edmerlr

Kyle:

As I said in my reply to your other album page, I appreciate the consistency of originality, grade and eye appeal of your collecting efforts.

This is hard to maintain in the Bustie series.

You were very wise to get both of the 1807's "out-of-the-way" before the 1807 prices get much higher. I know several people who would jump naked through hoops in public just to get their hands on your 1807 small stars.

I am Bullish on the Bust Half Market. Try to pick up your 1815/12 as soon as possible. As more and more Baby Boomers retire with their disposable cash and re-discover the joys of coin collecting, I predict that the 1815/12 prices will become more and more out of reach for MOST collectors. There is a limited supply and an ever-increasing demand.

Great job. ...keep plugging away.

Regards,

Ed R.

CoinAddict

Thanks again for the replies everyone. Thanks for the insight, Ed. I really appreciate. At this time purchasing an 1815/12 is not really on my mind. I would love to but at this time I don't have those kind of funds available.

Here is a closeup of the obverse of the 1807 SS. As you can see there is a very old scratch in the right field (from the viewers perspective) but I can live with it since this is such a tough variety to find. It took me 5 months to locate one in the grade range with the look I was after so that tells you how tough these are.

fengk

That is an AWESOME set Kyle! I agree, those 1807's are both really nice. How long did it take you to find them?

CoinAddict

Once I had set my sights on filling the 1807 and 1808 holes it took me about a little over a month to find the 1807 Large Stars. The 1807 Small Stars took quite a bit of hunting to find. It took almost 5 months to find one in the grade I was looking for.

stman

1807 small stars are indeed tough to find. Add in finding nice ones, and it gets even tougher. Always been my favorite. I believe I have 3-4 left.

First year subtype that look different than the rest of the series. Also, the small stars look a bit different on their own with the stars setting in some. Also known to be struck on an over-sized planchet. These have been going up for quite some time, and the PCGS price guide reflects this now.

CoinAddict

The PCGS price guide may reflct the prices for the SS in comparison to the other 1807s but they still do not reflect reality. I would love to have been able to pick up a Fine 1807 SS for $270 and an 1807 Large Stars 50/20 for $200. I gave $400 for my SS and $280 for my LS a year ago so either I paid way too much for them then or the prices for the 1807s have been dropping and I really doubt either is the case here.

stman

CoinAddict, I was looking at the XF in the pcgs price guides. Sorry, I should have clarified. They pretty much doubled recently in the guide, and have been trading at that amount for a while. When I say trading..... I mean I have actually sold (even to dealers) for those prices listed in XF. Way before they updated the pricing.

AU58WALKERS

HEY STEVE....did you get your au sent off to NCS yet? Gotta get rid of that little black spot on her cheek ya know.

CoinAddict

Well at least they are fixing some of the prices to reflect reality.

AU58WALKERS

<< <i>Well at least they are fixing some of the prices to reflect reality. >>



They have aways to go

stman

<< <i>HEY STEVE....did you get your au sent off to NCS yet? Gotta get rid of that little black spot on her cheek ya know. >>



You mean this one, I don't want to derail the thread but since you asked........
Before.......


So I told them to see what they could do........

ALL better now eh? Who is Steve?

AU58WALKERS

<< <i>

<< <i>HEY STEVE....did you get your au sent off to NCS yet? Gotta get rid of that little black spot on her cheek ya know. >>



You mean this one, I don't want to derail the thread but since you asked........
Before.......


So I told them to see what they could do........

ALL better now eh? Who is Steve?


>>



Good job! looks much beter now

LucyBop

that set is coming along very very nicely....

Barndog

got updated pics, Kyle?

Cladiator

Bust Halfs look so cool in those albums. Very cool set K Man.

RTS

Nice.

CoinAddict

No, Richard, I don't have updated pics of the set but I will definitely get some taken this weekend.

astrorat

Very nice! I missed this thread earlier...

I have my "date" set in the same Whitman album (I really like those albums!). I still need the 1807 small stars, 1812/11 and 1815/12. I see you still have a space for the 1823/22. I am trying to find a patched 3 to put in there since that was one of the 1823/22 "overdates" way back in the day.

Isn't the CHB series fun to collect? I really like these coins in VF/EF!

Good luck with filling yours out...what's next? Are you expanding to die marriages...perhaps the Bust Half Nut Club? You gotta good start already!

Lane

MrEureka

Stman - You had me fooled for five painful seconds!

1794half1839

Where are the 1794-1807????? You have a wonderful collection. Congratulations!!!

CoinAddict

I am expanding into the die marriages, Lane. I currently have 50 Bust halves that are different die marriages.

Luckily for me the whitman album does not have holes for 1794-1807, Greg. As it was when I started this album it already had more holes than I was expecting it to have. As it is I think I have enough to keep me occupied with just the CBHs.

Thanks again for all of the comments everyone. I will definitely post a new threads this weekend with updated pics of the album. I have added a number of coins since I posted these so an update is definitely need. A few of the dates I have added are 1811 Large 8, 1812/1, 1819/8 Small 9 and 1820 small date. I have also added a few that of the later dates so I am definitely in need of an updated thread.

MrSpud

Very nice! Thanks for posting the pictures of the set.

jdillane

<< <i>

<< <i>HEY STEVE....did you get your au sent off to NCS yet? Gotta get rid of that little black spot on her cheek ya know. >>



You mean this one, I don't want to derail the thread but since you asked........

So I told them to see what they could do........

ALL better now eh? Who is Steve?q]

While admittedly OT, I much prefer the before to the after!

jdillane

Patches

Nice set!

johnny9434

way cool. thats really looking good