Proud new papa -- bust dollar
Romankow
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I have been slowly building my type collection with a relatively small budget, and I finally bought a bust dollar. I know it's a bit dinged and crusty, but I love it and wanted to share it with you. I cracked it out of its holder after purchase so I could hold 200 years of history in the palm of my hand.
BTW, does anybody know if this is a normal date or a "very wide date" variety?
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She looks just like her father
Nice coin!
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Fantastic coin, and it looks great in VG10! Yes, in 1800 Pres. John Adams moves into the newly constructed White House. I'd say you have some history there!
Miss Liberty is kinda sexy, don't ya think?
Nice coin - great history!
Nice coin!
I like it.
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You....... touched it????
Actually, that's kind of cool. Lots of collectors don't really know the heft and feel of the rims of real coins any more. If you're going to crack one out to enjoy, that's a good candidate.
Nice coin and I like the grade
Yeah I touch all of my coins. I get zero satisfaction owning a coin in a slab, and very little satisfaction if I don't get to hold it in my hand. I don't have anything that's valuable, so a bit of touching isn't going to affect their value. Plus, most of my coins (this one for example), have probably been handled by dozens or hundreds of people, so what's one more?
I would be proud to own that as well.
Very nice bust dollar
Nice coin!
Mine (same year also) has a few little rim dings as well, and they don't bother me, though they certainly
would on later date coinage.
Like early large cents, some minor issues generally come with territory.
Very nice piece of history there.... I totally understand about the 'holding history in your hands' fascination.... just does not come through the same way when in a slab. Cheers, RickO
Nice bust dollar👌
That’s a great looking 10 I think. And now it’s a great looking raw dollar. Congrats! Until you drop it on the kitchen countertop.... 😈
I like it a lot, and really like the fact that you have it out in the wild again.
Don't get me wrong I like my certified coins, but that is so cool to hold in your hand.
Thanks!
Sugar magnolia blossoms blooming, heads all empty and I don't care ...
nice, but...
you cracked it?
ouch
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Congrats!
That's a nice one. I crack out Peace dollars. All my Morgans are raw. I like holding a big silver coin as well.
Looks like the B-15 BB-195 10 Arrows.
Lance.
Here's a TrueView of the BB-195 10 Arrows for comparison:
Very nice, I need to pick up one some day.
So are you going to actually "pick one up", or just buy one?
If you are going to post a coin for die comparison you should at least try to post a NICE one. 😉
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Great looking bust dollar! I have a raw 1799. Everytime I hold it in my hand, I think "man, that is a big piece of historic silver."
I may actually have to buy one, but I would definitely pic one up if laying on the ground or coinstar.