Pics of 1839-O Capped Bust Half - a rather tough coin to find.

ANACONDA · January 31, 2003 11:33AM

One of only two halves minted prior to 1916 with an obverse mint mark. First one I've had.

littlewicher · January 31, 2003 11:36AM

Wow, a beautiful original piece! Now that you have this one, are you going to get the other one?

TomB · January 31, 2003 11:37AM

Nice coin, and the grade of MS60 is certainly not seen very often. Why do you think it received that grade? Perhaps there were stains removed? Alternatively, are there hairlines I cannot see in the image?

Loki · January 31, 2003 11:40AM

Very nice indeed!! I was also thinking the same thing Tom. Perhaps I'm wrong but it looks to even have a little rub, especially on the cap. AU58?? This one is too nice-looking for MS60 imo.

ANACONDA · January 31, 2003 11:42AM

The coin is very nice for a 60. I'm not sure why it got a 60 although i'm glad it did as a really nice coin in an NGC holder is often times a rip. The strongest criticism i could give it would be that the luster is less than ideal.

I listed it just now, no reserve, starts at one cent, ends in 10 days. I've lost money listing coins like this before but i enjoy watching the auction. And, i think this coin should garner strong support because it has so much going for it.

Loki · January 31, 2003 11:47AM

Yay I'm First Bidder!

ANACONDA · January 31, 2003 12:05PM

Thanks for the bid! Nice stander you got there!

tradedollarnut · January 31, 2003 12:13PM

Here's the other date:

Norweb 1838-O

DHeath · January 31, 2003 12:15PM

Thanks for the preview. It looks like a nice mark-free coin. I have come to love those halves.

Singapore · January 31, 2003 12:18PM

TDN -

Not a bad coin.

Are you also going to put yours up on Ebay starting at face value in a no reserve auction?

tradedollarnut · January 31, 2003 12:20PM

mbbiker · January 31, 2003 12:24PM

Looks nice, anyone have a link to the auction i can't find it?

littlewicher · January 31, 2003 12:25PM

Link

mbbiker · January 31, 2003 12:53PM

thanks for the link

stinkinlincoln · July 1, 2009 3:01PM

<<I listed it just now, no reserve, starts at one cent, ends in 10 days. I've lost money listing coins like this before but i enjoy watching the auction. And, i think this coin should garner strong support because it has so much going for it.>>

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