The elusive 1807 Capped Bust Half.....heeere bustie bustie

commoncents123

I mean, really. I've been trying to find a nice 1807 crusty bustie (capped), for what seems the beginning of time (or, at least since 1807), in basically any condition that doesn't exceed 500-800 bucks.

Why's it so hard, man. Why?

TomB

Just a few years ago you could pick one up as described nearly every week on ebay and through other dealers, too. Have they really dried up that much?

Barndog

* 1807 F12
(ANACS) O-108 R3 A few points better than F12. Nice totally original brown fields accenting lighter tan devices. No notable marks or other distractions. A super coin for a type or date/variety set 395


from www.dickosburn.com

commoncents123

I've been watching heritage, coinzip, ebay, um...and several sites on the PCGS sponsor list. Most of what I've seen is probably on Ebay, and is usually suspect due to being raw and with funny pics.

TennesseeDave

I know your pain.I searched for quite a while for the 1807(see icon)They are hard to find in any grade that is original for under $500.You should keep an eye on Dick Osburns site.Good luck!

commoncents123

Yes I did see his site, but he doesn't have pics..which is a huge turnoff

Barndog

<< <i>Yes I did see his site, but he doesn't have pics..which is a huge turnoff >>



he has a great return policy and is a motivated seller these days (hint, hint)

TennesseeDave

<< <i>Yes I did see his site, but he doesn't have pics..which is a huge turnoff >>

I know,but you can trust his descriptions 99.9% of the time and he has as good of a return optionas they come.I've seen him describe coins that are in TPG holders as possibly cleaned and the tpg didn't think so,etc.

Barndog

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<< <i>Yes I did see his site, but he doesn't have pics..which is a huge turnoff >>

I know,but you can trust his descriptions 99.9% of the time and he has as good of a return optionas they come.I've seen him describe coins that are in TPG holders as possibly cleaned and the tpg didn't think so,etc. >>



he has an ex-Reiver half dime on there now that fits your description perfectly. NGC called it a no problem AU-58. Dick says it was cleaned.

btw, Dick is right.

commoncents123

good points...now that I think about it

Quarternut

<< <i>* 1807 F12
(ANACS) O-108 R3 A few points better than F12. Nice totally original brown fields accenting lighter tan devices. No notable marks or other distractions. A super coin for a type or date/variety set 395


from www.dickosburn.com >>



That O-108 would be a "draped" Bust Half not a "capped" Bust Half...

QN

RyGuy

What are the mintage numbers on this?

Ryan

stman

<< <i>Why's it so hard, man. Why? >>



Might be demand for first year of the CBH. Might be because the 1807-1808 are different in appearance then all the rest of the series (my favorite).
Or, folks have figured out the mintage might be much less than reported. Could be they were undervalued and everybody figured it out, and so on.

I owned around 30 of them at one time. Prices have shot up so much I don't go after them anymore.... but don't count me out if the right one presents itself.

I do believe the dealers are asking too much even considering what I've stated. They've pushed it up and up to see what someone will pay. I've certainly paid up for these and enjoyed all of them. I had duplicates of all 4 varieties as well. I kept two low-grade ones for myself. Also, survival is lower than many think, especially the tougher varieties. I think the small stars is the toughest. And of course, to find nice original ones is the toughest of all.

Barndog

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<< <i>* 1807 F12
(ANACS) O-108 R3 A few points better than F12. Nice totally original brown fields accenting lighter tan devices. No notable marks or other distractions. A super coin for a type or date/variety set 395


from www.dickosburn.com >>



That O-108 would be a "draped" Bust Half not a "capped" Bust Half...

QN >>



which is why I stick to half dimes