1806 Draped Bust half dollar (w/grading poll)
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Atypically for one of my grading polls, this is not one of my coins. (... Not yet, anyway. Some of that hypothetical future depends on the poll results here, actually.)
Do you see anything here that would prevent the coin from grading at PCGS? And how would you grade it, personally? What's the Overton variety?
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Do you see anything here that would prevent the coin from grading at PCGS? And how would you grade it, personally? What's the Overton variety?
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I do think it looks like an original, problem-free example, as the seller claims, but we'll see what everyone here says.
Maybe it's just a tiny bit low grade for me, but I like the CirCam contrast. Really I'd like to see one with even darker greys and more contrast, but all of the ones I've seen have either had problems, were overpriced, or were just too high grade for my budget. Shopping for a nice midgrade circ Draped Bust half with CircCam contrast and no problems has not been as easy as I thought it would be so far!
hey
where is gd 6...
if you change your poll to include that grade...i'll play...but stay anonymous...
to me not quite a vg but way better then sliding in at bottom of good
good luck with the purchase though
<< <i>Ah, sorry. I forgot G6, didn't I. >>
trying to rip us off or something i figure...
it "probably" is an original devoid of cleaning
O-114A
or
O-115
due to the "T"
is my wag
<< <i>the "T" in liberty on the obverse looks doubled...yes...no...? >>
Sure does, now that you mention it. I hadn't noticed that. And I'm not an Overton variety wonk, so I won't know what that means, of course.
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<< <i>the "T" in liberty on the obverse looks doubled...yes...no...? >>
Sure does, now that you mention it. I hadn't noticed that. And I'm not an Overton variety wonk, so I won't know what that means, of course. >>
simple website you may like to reference from....ROB..."ROB.COM"....http://rob.com/russ/collection/....russ logans site that has images of those early date pieces with overton numbers
russ logans website
"WONK-WONK-WONK".......get with it and get to..."WONKEN"...already...sheesh
<< <i>my gut is 50-50 split on if it is an old cleaning...would need in hand to confirm >>
An old cleaning is entirely possible, but I think it would probably be market- and TPG-acceptable, yes?
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she's looking pretty spiffy just in that regard
hopefully too...price point looks right and you've looked around abit to know what these trade at in grade level
"great eye pleasing example" by the way.....of an ol 209 year old half dollar
you can drill a hole in it later for your vest too...
But I don't know if I can step up to VF-ish money just now. Even though it too has a Best Offer option, I would almost certainly have to come up with a good bit more money for it.
<< <i>you can drill a hole in it later for your vest too... >>
Alas, the Holey Coin Vest is long gone, now. My luck with holey DB halves was rather um- interesting- anyway.
get you an all around eye pleaser....remember too...as soon as you hook yours...others will pop up
so don't jump my friend...it pays to be a hold out in some cases
that disruption in the field...listen to your inner voice on it....
have you ever put a "wanted to buy" add up on the buy-trade-sell board...members here can...one up most others...see what images members put up with offers included
where is the eagle's head ?.....on this one in this thread...if that's soft strike...i don't like it
should be a head on that eagle
Yes, though I think you were a bit low on the grade, you're right about the eagle's head on this one.
That and the marks on the reverse stars are the negatives in the case of the coin in the OP. I suspect some of it has to do with strike, though.
And you're also right about counseling a little bit of patience, of course.
sell some of those tokens from your goodie bag and buy a better example i say...your patience and diligence will be just reward
xmas is rolling around too...sweet coins will pop for quick sale type of thing....great buys seem to pop up this time of year
position yourself i say
you might be surprised if you ran some of those tokens n medals at .99 no reserve true auction...buy you a sweet draped bust for doing so too
earn that suffix darned it
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