I decided to start a Capped Bust Half set....help with attribution

doh

....and here's my first one - for the set anyway. I'm going for a crusty, original set. I plan to do this set over a period of years and not go crazy spending huge amounts on it. I'll try to find matching coins and, hopefully, will have a great thrill searching for them since I'm not willing to spend any amount just to acquire a certain date. I really like the crust of this 1830. I know nothing about Overton varieties and don't plan to collect them (but hey feel free to tell me if I cherry picked a rare variety ). I'm just looking for a nice year set (maybe some overdates too). I originally mentioned this coin in this thread about the Elgin, Illinois coin show I recently attended. It has a very minor rim bump that doesn't bother me. It's a pleasing coin to my eyes and I hope it's the start of a great set. Thanks for looking!

Edited to add: Well, I did end up getting the Overton Book. Do I have this correctly attributed as O-108 R3? The position of the "18" in relation to the "30" as well as the small dot below the date were what lead me to think 108. I'm new to this

commoncents123

Good start! You planning on a year set?

doh

<< <i>Good start! You planning on a year set? >>


Thank you. Here's my dumb question: is a year set exactly what it sounds like? Just one coin from every year, 1807-1839 without worrying about varieties, etc? If so, then yes, I'm doing a year set (although I do happen to have an 1836 Reeded Edge, but maybe I'll pick up an 1836 Lettered Edge if I find a piece that fits the set.)

Bithrate

Nice coin! I've been toying with the same idea for a while too. I'll probably get to it in a year or two...

fishteeth

Good luck. You are in the same geographic area as me and will have to beat me to them.


I am now 4 years into the set and have owned in excess of 250 diff bust halves. I am always upgrading and improving my set,
Sometimes an upgrade for me is really a downgrade in technical grade.

mozin

You do not need the reeded edge years for a capped bust half dollar set. My recommendation is that you concentrate on the 1807-24 years, then only pick up the later years when you see something you really want.

doh

<< <i>You are in the same geographic area as me and will have to beat me to them >>


Uh oh, FT, looks like you and I will be pushing the prices up Thankfully there are probably enough to go around and by the sound of it, I'd probably be happy with some of your "rejects."

speety

Reminds me of my first bust half. Mine's an 1830 in XF-45 with a very nice crust factor!

jdillane

Great start! Indeed the earlier years are more difficult to find in crusty XF so when confronted with a choice between an early date and a later date, get em both!

Blackborder

<< <i>My recommendation is that you concentrate on the 1807-24 years, then only pick up the later years when you see something you really want. >>



I collected these years ago. This is good advice.

doh

TTT for attribution help.

maibockaddict

104 R3

http://coinzip.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=1830b&action=display&thread=1848

doh

<< <i>104 R3 >>


I dunno...I still think it's the 108. The 104 has a much larger 0 in 50 C. and is missing the dot on the obverse by the date...

joebb21

sounds like fun though Im just going to stick with the years and not the overtones...

STONE

yep, 108 it is, there reverse is far too different to be the 104