1830 CBH ... 1 more down ... 17 to go!

astrorat

I was happy to finally add the piece below to my Overton set. Feel free to comment on the coin ...





Not quite sure why the images seem to be posting weird ...

TopographicOceans

Congrats
If it graded VF25 then I'd say it stickered.

BustHalfBrian

I've seen that coin in person and I must say the pics do not do it justice. I doubt a more original, well-rounded VF example of this rare variety exists.



Congrats on the purchase.

thisnamztaken

It graded; VF-25

lordmarcovan

Originally posted by: TopographicOceans

Congrats

If it graded VF25 then I'd say it stickered.

coin22lover

I am going to guess VF30, and still sticker worthy.

ricko

Nice coin... certainly VF..... Cheers, RickO

VanHalen

25? It does look like a nice 25. Congrats on the acquisition.

CoinZip

Congrats..... 17 to go is impressive.



Are you assembling a marriage only or marriage & state collection?

ms70

30, no sticker.

astrorat

Originally posted by: CoinZip
Congrats..... 17 to go is impressive.

Are you assembling a marriage only or marriage & state collection?

Thanks. My primary goal is a marriage set, but I have been working on die states as well. It's an awful disease.

Edited to add ... your site coinzip has been invaluable for die marriages and die states. Thanks!

maibockaddict

Nice example! It appears to be a mid range VF so 30 would be about right.

Here is mine on my site

Hydrant

Solid.

Treashunt

Okay, which Overton # is it?

astrorat

Originally posted by: Treashunt
Okay, which Overton # is it?

It's O-114 which is an R5. It is the "large letters" variety and since it's in the Red Book, it is very popular and pricey.

The coin is graded VF-30 by PCGS and has a green CAC sticker. The coin is just marvelous in hand and a great match for my set.

lkeigwin

Originally posted by: astrorat

I was happy to finally add the piece below to my Overton set. Feel free to comment on the coin ...







Not quite sure why the images seem to be posting weird ...

Love it! Great choice.



FWIW, a couple of linefeeds seemed to fix things.

Lance.

winky

Beautiful coin and some kind of VF at PCGS.

astrorat

Originally posted by: lkeigwin

Originally posted by: astrorat
I was happy to finally add the piece below to my Overton set. Feel free to comment on the coin ...



Not quite sure why the images seem to be posting weird ...

Love it! Great choice.

FWIW, a couple of linefeeds seemed to fix things.
Lance.

Thanks. I am not sure how to do line feeds on my MacBook keyboard.

JRocco

You have no idea how I look up to collectors like you !



Congrats on a sweet addition.

astrorat

Originally posted by: JRocco
You have no idea how I look up to collectors like you !

Congrats on a sweet addition.

Thanks. That is very kind of you!

LogPotato

That's a real clean looking coin for an R5. Love the grade, and the look. I'm sure it looks even better in hand.

LogPotato

Just noticed something that peeked my curiousity. Looking at the position of the prongs in the pictures, it looks to be a rotated die. Not knowing much about bust halves, is this a common occurence?

lkeigwin

Originally posted by: LogPotato

Just noticed something that peeked my curiousity. Looking at the position of the prongs in the pictures, it looks to be a rotated die. Not knowing much about bust halves, is this a common occurence?

Absolutely. Part of the fun in collecting early federal coins is all the slip-ups. Rotated dies, off-center strikes, clashing, graving errors, mechanical doubling due to loose die screws. Even upside down and misplaced punches.



1823 is famous for its atrocious 3's and produced some fun varieties. There's the broken 3, patched 3, ugly 3...even the tampered-with 3. The 3 punch had not been used in 10 years and the new style punch, with its curvy upper loop (as opposed to a straight top 3 last used in 1813,) is believed to have been defective. But deemed good enough. It was all downhill from there.

Lance.