Let's see some Busties....

in2Coins · October 10, 2017 9:16PM

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DIMEMAN · October 10, 2017 9:38PM

lkeigwin · October 10, 2017 10:12PM

This was one of my first bust half buys. I bought it many years ago on ebay. I was enamored by its beautiful color, exquisite luster and pristine surfaces.

I asked PCGS to regrade it twice, thinking it was better than a 55, market graded. But they wouldn't budge. Truth is, it's just a really pretty 55 and I've come to accept that.
Lance.

DIMEMAN · October 11, 2017 2:20AM

@lkeigwin said:
This was one of my first bust half buys. I bought it many years ago on ebay. I was enamored by its beautiful color, exquisite luster and pristine surfaces.

I asked PCGS to regrade it twice, thinking it was better than a 55, market graded. But they wouldn't budge. Truth is, it's just a really pretty 55 and I've come to accept that.
Lance.

Sure looks like a 58 to me.

Treashunt · October 11, 2017 3:12AM

@lkeigwin said:
This was one of my first bust half buys. I bought it many years ago on ebay. I was enamored by its beautiful color, exquisite luster and pristine surfaces.

I asked PCGS to regrade it twice, thinking it was better than a 55, market graded. But they wouldn't budge. Truth is, it's just a really pretty 55 and I've come to accept that.
Lance.

Agreed, that is a 58

drddm · October 11, 2017 4:00AM

Beautiful 1834, Lance...and yes, I agree too, looks 58 to me!

Here are some of my favorite busties....

Dave

JRocco · October 11, 2017 4:42AM

Some really nice busties. Here are a couple of mine I love.

DIMEMAN · October 11, 2017 5:15AM

oih82w8 · October 11, 2017 5:20AM

This is a recent upgrade;

Barndog · October 11, 2017 6:33AM

ricko · October 11, 2017 6:42AM

Lance, I would definitely have called that a 58....Very nice coin... Cheers, RickO

Barndog · October 11, 2017 7:15AM

dmwest · October 11, 2017 7:18AM

This thread did not go the way I had hoped.....

crazyhounddog · October 11, 2017 4:05PM

Stuart · October 11, 2017 6:58PM

The following Heritage Auction archived photos do a good job of depicting the hammered strike and other surface preservation details of the coin, although they do not show the attractive Semi-Prooflike Field luster that spoke to me during the pre-auction viewing, and encouraged me to make the purchase.

1826 Capped Bust Half Dollar (O-105) NGC MS-61 - Semi Prooflike

in2Coins · October 11, 2017 7:43PM

Some serious Busties on this thread...WOW!!!!

Kyle · October 11, 2017 7:44PM

lkeigwin · October 11, 2017 9:06PM

23Pairer · October 12, 2017 7:13AM

@drddm said:
Beautiful 1834, Lance...and yes, I agree too, looks 58 to me!

Here are some of my favorite busties....

Dave

Dave, this beautiful small piece of your collection is priceless in my eyes! Looking at this reminds me why I started collecting Bust Halves. Congratulations on your hard work to find these gals! Bob

23Pairer · October 12, 2017 7:15AM

@lkeigwin said:

Gorgeous, Lance. I have to pick my jaw off the floor after seeing specimens like these.
Bob

KellenCoin · October 12, 2017 8:43AM

@lkeigwin
That is one of the most beautiful Bust coins I have ever seen.

WDP · October 12, 2017 9:03AM

Here's a rare and beautiful 1796 B-6, BB-64 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Silver Dollar, R-8 and finest of only three known. You gotta love the large die crack bisecting the right third of the reverse!
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And another VLDS (Very Late Die State) early dollar. This one a nice example of the very rare 1798 B-5, BB-93 Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle "Knob 9" Silver Dollar. And another horizontal die crack splitting the reverse! As you can tell I like late die states....
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Top photo courtesy of PCGS and W. David Perkins. Bottom photo courtesy of W. David Perkins.

CommemDude · October 12, 2017 10:42AM

And some crusty coins

WDP · October 12, 2017 12:31PM

@CommemDude, Love that color on your beautiful 1827 Capped Bust Half Dollar!

CharlotteDude · October 12, 2017 6:09PM

This thread needs some gold...

FranklinHalfAddict · October 12, 2017 6:40PM

Some very nice coins posted so far!
Mine can't really compete, but here's my one and only. Bought it a week ago at a local shop for my type set. I've tried to figure out the Overton number. My thought was 103 but I have been told it may be 101?

kaz · October 12, 2017 6:52PM

lkeigwin · October 12, 2017 8:39PM

@FranklinHalfAddict said:
Some very nice coins posted so far!
Mine can't really compete, but here's my one and only. Bought it a week ago at a local shop for my type set. I've tried to figure out the Overton number. My thought was 103 but I have been told it may be 101?

O.101 is correct. Look at the start of the scroll, relative to the E in the motto. And the 5 in 50 C relative to the talons, along with the olive stem over the C.
Lance.

lkeigwin · October 12, 2017 8:48PM

A couple more, for luster lovers.
Lance.

WDP · October 12, 2017 9:15PM

Two nice CBHs!!!

hchcoin · October 12, 2017 9:44PM

Great looking coins in this thread. Love it.

astrorat · October 13, 2017 3:39AM

1830 O-114, R5 PCGS-30 CAC

FranklinHalfAddict · October 13, 2017 10:13AM

@lkeigwin said:

@FranklinHalfAddict said:
Some very nice coins posted so far!
Mine can't really compete, but here's my one and only. Bought it a week ago at a local shop for my type set. I've tried to figure out the Overton number. My thought was 103 but I have been told it may be 101?

O.101 is correct. Look at the start of the scroll, relative to the E in the motto. And the 5 in 50 C relative to the talons, along with the olive stem over the C.
Lance.

Thanks for the reply, Lance.
What's throwing me off here is the cross bar in the second A of AMERICA. It looks nothing like o101 and more like 103.

WDP · October 13, 2017 1:19PM

Woops - how'd this Capped Bust Half Dollar get struck multiple times and then escape the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1814???
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1814 O-103 CBH Struck 5% off-center. I'll have this coin at the November Whitman Baltimore Show at my Table 818 if you'd like to see or study it.
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Photo courtesy of W. David Perkins Numismatics.

lkeigwin · October 13, 2017 2:36PM

@FranklinHalfAddict said:

@lkeigwin said:

@FranklinHalfAddict said:
Some very nice coins posted so far!
Mine can't really compete, but here's my one and only. Bought it a week ago at a local shop for my type set. I've tried to figure out the Overton number. My thought was 103 but I have been told it may be 101?

O.101 is correct. Look at the start of the scroll, relative to the E in the motto. And the 5 in 50 C relative to the talons, along with the olive stem over the C.
Lance.

Thanks for the reply, Lance.
What's throwing me off here is the cross bar in the second A of AMERICA. It looks nothing like o101 and more like 103.

Try not to allow yourself to get thrown off by the shape of letters. There can be differences from coin to coin due to things like strike, metal flow and die wear.

Instead focus on the relationship of design elements. The motto, scroll letters, numerals and denticles are unique to each reverse die. Which means they line up differently to one another and to the central devices that were hubbed.

Lots of collectors have their favorite methods for attributing. Below highlights many of the areas I look at first. (The reverse is from an 1834 O.101 like yours.)
Lance.

WDP · October 13, 2017 3:29PM

Thanks @lkeigwin !

BryceM · October 13, 2017 4:01PM

These ladies are all looking left. How about a couple looking to the right?

drddm · October 13, 2017 4:11PM

How about a little more color....

Dave

TommyType · October 13, 2017 4:28PM

@lkeigwin said:

@FranklinHalfAddict said:

@lkeigwin said:

@FranklinHalfAddict said:
Some very nice coins posted so far!
Mine can't really compete, but here's my one and only. Bought it a week ago at a local shop for my type set. I've tried to figure out the Overton number. My thought was 103 but I have been told it may be 101?

O.101 is correct. Look at the start of the scroll, relative to the E in the motto. And the 5 in 50 C relative to the talons, along with the olive stem over the C.
Lance.

Thanks for the reply, Lance.
What's throwing me off here is the cross bar in the second A of AMERICA. It looks nothing like o101 and more like 103.

Try not to allow yourself to get thrown off by the shape of letters. There can be differences from coin to coin due to things like strike, metal flow and die wear.

Instead focus on the relationship of design elements. The motto, scroll letters, numerals and denticles are unique to each reverse die. Which means they line up differently to one another and to the central devices that were hubbed.

Lots of collectors have their favorite methods for attributing. Below highlights many of the areas I look at first. (The reverse is from an 1834 O.101 like yours.)
Lance.

Great post!

I'm a novice myself, but found that in many cases, for many dates, just the relationship of the ends of the scroll to the letters above them can narrow things down considerably! The variability that exists on coins that look nearly identical at first blush is pretty amazing....

(And I've found little use for Overton's little notes about stars/letters/etc. being separated by 1.5mm.....)

ElmerFusterpuck · October 13, 2017 4:32PM

My icon, one more time...

Bob13 · October 13, 2017 5:14PM

Sure are some really pretty coins here!

Don't see an 1831 yet.

david3142 · October 13, 2017 5:34PM

Here's a tiny one:

lkeigwin · October 13, 2017 5:40PM

Ho boy, Dave, those are some beauties! Fabulous toning.

Here's an 1827 O.104 in 63+.
Lance.

drddm · October 13, 2017 7:54PM

Thanks, Lance. Love the toning and the crazy luster on that 1827...just stunning!

I think it's about time I send in my bust halves for some LanceViews (has a great sound to it, huh )

lkeigwin · October 13, 2017 8:30PM

@TommyType said:

I'm a novice myself, but found that in many cases, for many dates, just the relationship of the ends of the scroll to the letters above them can narrow things down considerably! The variability that exists on coins that look nearly identical at first blush is pretty amazing....

(And I've found little use for Overton's little notes about stars/letters/etc. being separated by 1.5mm.....)

I agree. Who pulls out calipers and measures? Silly. Go for the big stuff. It doesn't take a lot.

Wait'll Tompkins Vol 2 comes out. If it's anything like his draped bust half book it will blow away other references. I can't wait.
Lance.

SteveBell · October 14, 2017 1:32AM

My grandmother gave me this piece last month.1822 Contemporary counterfeit double profile.Im not even sure it's worth much

Desert Moon · October 14, 2017 4:32AM

DIMEMAN · October 14, 2017 8:06AM

Here is a baby Dime I like.

PRECIOUSMENTAL · October 14, 2017 1:01PM

Very Nice Posts, Love the way they TONE!
I think this is the only one I have of the half.

PRECIOUSMENTAL · October 14, 2017 1:02PM

PRECIOUSMENTAL · October 14, 2017 1:06PM

It is in an old Anacs white holder, EF 45, maybe could hit a 53?
As I said in other posts over the years, I love the way these have a consistent way of toning.
Anyone care to hazard an guess as to why?
Thank You!

Let's see some Busties....

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