Thoughts on this 1831 CB

bigtime36 · December 22, 2022 7:47AM

What would grade? Was thinking of making the purchase.

MFeld · December 22, 2022 7:58AM

The coin looks like a (low end) AU details, cleaned example to me. If the “CB” in your thread title is for “Capped Bust”, I feel that I should inform you that there’s more than one “CB” series.😉

ricko · December 22, 2022 8:08AM

I agree with @MFeld ... AU details, cleaned. I would pass on that one.... Cheers, RickO

PeakRarities · December 22, 2022 8:19AM

Agree with above. Pass

PhilLynott · December 22, 2022 8:20AM

Looks like a nice pocket piece to me wear it down to a more honest coin over time and have a cool old dated coin to show people.

291fifth · December 22, 2022 8:20AM

Cleaned ... pass.

tmcmiller · December 22, 2022 8:33AM

I agree with cleaned; however, the "glare" from the photograph(s) are throwing me off.

lkeigwin · December 22, 2022 8:40AM

Low AU, certainly. Cleaned, likely. An in-hand view would resolve any question. I'm always suspicious of higher grade raw coins.
Lance.

lilolme · December 22, 2022 8:46AM

@tmcmiller said:
I agree with cleaned; however, the "glare" from the photograph(s) are throwing me off.

Those are some bright photos. I turned down the exposure and a touch of contrast added.

asheland · December 22, 2022 8:48AM

Indeed looks cleaned/processed. I’d pass, too.

johnny9434 · December 22, 2022 8:58AM

cleaned, pass

Goldbully · December 22, 2022 9:13AM

Any other pics available? That coin appears cleaned from those images.

gumby1234 · December 22, 2022 1:10PM

Playing with the photos isn't going to make the coin any better. Still an AU Details coin.

lilolme · December 22, 2022 1:16PM

@gumby1234 said:
Playing with the photos isn't going to make the coin any better. Still an AU Details coin.

No one said playing with the photos was going to make it better. But tmcmiller said:

"I agree with cleaned; however, the "glare" from the photograph(s) are throwing me off."

So I turned the exposure down to get rid of the 'glare' for them. Nothing more.

ElmerFusterpuck · December 22, 2022 1:49PM

A hard pass, far too blast white and scrubbed.

Dave99B · December 22, 2022 2:05PM

Dipped white at a minimum. So many Bust halves are played with. Pass.

Dave

BigMoose · December 22, 2022 2:23PM

The coin looks whizzed to me.

ThreeCentSilverFL · December 22, 2022 2:42PM

So many appropriate answers above. Pass.

tmcmiller · December 22, 2022 5:40PM

lilolme, thank you for taking the exposure down. Now, I can take off my sunglasses!

NickelMike · December 22, 2022 6:51PM

Not a spot of dirt, grime, or toning. Cleaned for sure.

lkeigwin · December 22, 2022 9:30PM

I like "original" as much as the next guy. But dipping is not necessarily fatal.

This is not my coin (which is why I removed its cert#).
Lance.

cheezhed · December 23, 2022 6:58AM

All depends on the price.

BillJones · December 23, 2022 7:03AM

I don’t have as big a problem with dipped silver as some people. Do I prefer nicely toned original surface coins? Yes, but I won’t reject a dipped coin out of hand.

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