How about a CBH thread that requires Overton R3's and up.....one purdy lady per post please.

Goldbully

I'll start........how high can we go???


XF40 O-107 R3

lkeigwin

Hey GB. Good idea! I don't have a lot of tough rarities. This one is my best, maybe. I naively thought I could cherry this if I just looked at enough. After a thousand or two I gave up.

O.114, R5+. ex-Dick Graham. A very rare variety with as few as 29 extant. The large letters reverse die was first used in 1828 (O.122) and was mated with an 1830 obverse. This is a nice XF example of the Red Book variety, with plenty of detail and pleasant, original surfaces.

CoinZip

1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar O-111 R4

Goldbully

<< <i>Hey GB. Good idea! I don't have a lot of tough rarities. This one is my best, maybe. I naively thought I could cherry this if I just looked at enough. After a thousand or two I gave up.

O.114, R5+. ex-Dick Graham. A very rare variety with as few as 29 extant. The large letters reverse die was first used in 1828 (O.122) and was mated with an 1830 obverse. This is a nice XF example of the Red Book variety, with plenty of detail and pleasant, original surfaces.

>>



Lance, your 1830 is an AU50+....very nice looking lady.....what am I missing???

BustHalfBrian

I hate how you're making me choose just one...

But since I must, here's an O.105a, R4 "Single Leaf"

lkeigwin

<< <i>Lance, your 1830 is an AU50+....very nice looking lady.....what am I missing??? >>


It's a sore spot with me, GB.

I guessed 50/53. So I submitted it for reconsideration and it came back 45. Guess I need more schooling.
Lance.

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>

<< <i>Lance, your 1830 is an AU50+....very nice looking lady.....what am I missing??? >>


It's a sore spot with me, GB.

I guessed 50/53. So I submitted it for reconsideration and it came back 45. Guess I need more schooling.
Lance. >>



That 1830 L.L. is as sharp as any AU I've ever seen, Lance. The graders probably couldn't get past the lack of luster.

Like you even said, PCGS is very "luster-focused".

Goldbully

I hate how you're making me choose just one...

Hi Brian.....that's one per post, not one per this thread.
So....post away!!!


AU58 O-104 R-3 Normal 3-Double Profile

lkeigwin

<< <i>Like you even said, PCGS is very "luster-focused". >>


Yes they are. So hold it back to AU50.


Here's an 1808 O.108, R.3. From the Allgood collection. It is an earlier die state without the die crack at the upper reverse.
Lance.

CoinZip

1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar O-129 R4

lkeigwin

I like that 1827, CZ.

It's a funny year. The one everyone hates to attribute, with 49 die marriages.

It's interesting that there are just two R1's, and six R2's. That leaves 41 die marriages at R3 and tougher!
Lance.

OKbustchaser

<< <i>I like that 1827, CZ.

It's a funny year. The one everyone hates to attribute, with 49 die marriages.

It's interesting that there are just two R1's, and six R2's. That leaves 41 die marriages at R3 and tougher!
Lance. >>



Now, now, Lance not EVERYBODY hates to attribute the '27s. However, just to prove that I do own coins from other years...

The 1809 110 PRIME

The die marriage itself is 4+, but there are only 12 to 15 (high R-6 to low R-7) known examples of the earliest die state of this marriage from before the thread marks caused by a bolt falling onto the reverse die and getting caught during the strike resulted in the segment marks found on most 110s (and all 102s--same reverse die).

Lots of hairlines, but no tracks.

jayPem

O-112a (R5)

mozin

This is my rarest Bust Half Dollar, 1836 Bar Dot O-121 R5+. She is only purdy because she is so rare. I own only two other net graded CBHs, a R5- and a R4.

mba101

<< <i>Hey GB. Good idea! I don't have a lot of tough rarities. This one is my best, maybe. I naively thought I could cherry this if I just looked at enough. After a thousand or two I gave up.

O.114, R5+. ex-Dick Graham. A very rare variety with as few as 29 extant. The large letters reverse die was first used in 1828 (O.122) and was mated with an 1830 obverse. This is a nice XF example of the Red Book variety, with plenty of detail and pleasant, original surfaces.

>>



tisk tisk. Never give up! (Cherried this in October 2008 for less than $100 as an O-115). And there are 36 in the nut club alone, so there must be more than that out there...

lkeigwin

<< <i>tisk tisk. Never give up! (Cherried this in October 2008 for less than $100 as an O-115). And there are 36 in the nut club alone, so there must be more than that out there... >>


Damn. Great pick-up! That would have earned a "you suck!"

Thanks for the news on the number in the nut club. I think my info was from Souders and obviously old.
Lance.

GAB

1828 O-122 R3 raw

Goldbully

AU55 O-113 R-3

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>Hi Brian.....that's one per post, not one per this thread.
So....post away!!! >>



Gladly

O.119, R4-
PCGS XF40

harveypb

My 1831 O.120 R6 Ex Crowley

lkeigwin

<< <i>My 1831 O.120 R6 Ex Crowley >>

Wow. Very nice.
Lance.


O.143, R3. Also known as the "dotted beak" variety for the die dot north of eagle's beak, the O.143 is the second, and last, use of obverse WD #27 (having been used to strike O.142 marriages). The other use of this reverse is on the very rare (R6+) O.148. As all O.143's show a weak or flat clasp it is almost certainly due to lapping before the die was retired. Here is an attractive example from the Frederick Collection. It has an original, unspoiled look with handsome autumn colors and full luster, front and back.

BustHalfBrian

<< <i>My 1831 O.120 R6 Ex Crowley >>



Now that's a rare coin

Here's an 1824 O.106, R3 that isn't half as rare...
But yes, this is what the coin actually looks like in hand

jayPem

O-110a (R5)...A nice ebay cherrypick. Not so pretty, but to my surprise, it did grade (VF 25 )

lava

o-101a R3 (probably R4, as great majority of these are o-101)

lava

0-107a R4

lava

o-113a R4

lava

o-127 R5

BustHalfBrian

1818, O.115 R4+

lkeigwin

jayPem, congrats on the cherry. Looks unspoiled to me.

Nice ones, lava. Cool 1817 die state.

Brian, your images are getting better and better.
Lance.

mozin

Here is a R4+ for the 1827 lovers.

OKbustchaser

A little later die state than Mozin's 116 above...not quite to the 116a, but the die crack extends through star 2 into the field (crack reaches Liberty's neck in the "a" state)

johnny9434

<< <i>O-112a (R5)


>>

i like and what a way nice coin

Goldbully

i like and what a way nice coin
I agree.....very nice.
Great CBH's in this thread....thanks for everyone's contribution.


Was XF45 in OGH, upgraded to AU53 106a R-3 Brilliant and Lustrous

lava

Here is another 1811 o-112a R5

lkeigwin

O.106 R3. A little rework was done to the obverse MD, recutting hair detail which had become a little indistinct throughout the early 1820's. This left fewer curls under the cap and above the ear but with greater detail. Some changes were also made to the folds in the cap. All in all, a marked improvement. This scarcer variety has light golden toning with a little iridescent color. The surfaces are clean, the strike is quite good. Rub on high points is barely perceptible.
Lance.

JRocco

Only one ...

1831 O-113 R4

JRocco

Oh
One per POST


1810 O-109 R3

JRocco

1817 O-105a R4

Goldbully

Damn, you guys have some incredible rarities.....can you imagine the total worth of the coins posted so far???


AU53(Pop 1) O-105 R-3 Second highest graded 0-105 by PCGS, was #1

JRocco

Nice thread
1818 O-115a R4 +

JRocco

1811 O-107 R4

JRocco

One of the real toughies
1824/1 O-102 R5 +

JRocco

1832 O-105a R4

GAB

I guess I better get another 1836 up here.
O-120 R4 (probably shouldn't be!)

astrorat

<< <i>One of the real toughies
1824/1 O-102 R5 +

>>

These are tough! Yours is a nice example, too!

lkeigwin

O.105a, R3. One of my favorite years for CBH's is 1820. It is the third lowest mintage of the series with only slightly more struck than in 1807. Deduct the overdates and it's easy to see why 1820 is a key, with just six non-overdate varieties. Several different style 2 punches were used. Square and curled bases, knobbed and not, producing a total of four major varieties from 8 total marriages.

Here is the square 2 with knob, large date. Originally graded AU55 by NGC, it crossed at PCGS (wonders never cease). Note the weakness in the central obverse but an over all nice impression (crisp, complete stars, full dentils). It's got that dirty, crusty look.
Lance.

astrorat

A recent upgrade ... 1827 O-147, R4 (PCGS-45, CAC). This is the tougher of the two "Curl 2" die marriages in 1827.
(seller's images)

lkeigwin

Nice, astrorat. The curl 2 made a comeback in 1827. I like it.

Dave K. should fix the white balance of his images. I don't know why he doesn't. Your half probably looks more like this.
Lance.

maibockaddict

O-109 R4 (AU-50)

maibockaddict

O-136 R4 (XF-45)

maibockaddict

O-114 R3 (AU-50)