The Mailman Sometimes Brings More Than The Bills…Bust Half – UPDATED PICKS!

nepbrs44 · April 25, 2005 7:33AM

I Did some work with the camera and the lights and I think these are better shots than the first........they don't have the dipped/wizzed look

1823 - I believe is an O-108
The T-I don’t exactly match for the O-108 but I believe it is.

Thoughts? Grades?

Thanks in advance!
Bill.

OKbustchaser · April 25, 2005 7:45AM

O-112, and nice AU except for the over-dipping.

Jim

nepbrs44 · April 25, 2005 7:52AM

Thanks Jim,

Unfortunately its me with the light that gives it the over dipped look its not the coin. I have a hard time bringing up the luster but I am working on it.

I first thought it was an O-112 too but it has the O-108 traits.

1.)on the reverse the center dot is between crossbars 4 and 5
2.)The azure line forth from the bottom extends past the right shield margin.

morganbarber · April 25, 2005 9:02AM

pretty girl.

tsacch · April 25, 2005 9:15AM

NIce AU for sure, love it, nice strike too.

rhedden · April 25, 2005 9:16AM

Doesn't look dipped to me. Nice coin! Check it over for hairlines under a bright lamp, of course, given the high % of Bust halves that have them.

nepbrs44 · April 25, 2005 9:19AM

rhedden,
I put up better picks from when I answered Jim....No hairlines and you are very right.........way too many bust halves have been cleaned.

It is a much better looking coin than the scans show.

elwood · April 25, 2005 9:53AM

I'm sorry, but from the pics that coin appears, to me, to have been wizzed. JMHO

TomB · April 25, 2005 9:54AM

You have the coin in-hand so you will have the best view of it, but it looks dipped or cleaned to me, too.

greghansen · April 25, 2005 10:06AM

AU55.

LindeDad · April 25, 2005 10:28AM

Does it still make AU with that wear spot on the A on the reverse?

busco69 · April 25, 2005 12:16PM

AU 50 Dipped or cleaned net EF 45

Realy nice coin Bust halves are my fav.

Myqqy · April 25, 2005 1:46PM

I would also say au50, but cleaned and net xf45..... I'm just not a fan of white bust halves.....

michael · April 25, 2005 3:19PM

well after the fact

dipped and/or cleaned au or thereabouts

Posts are based on experience and are opinion only. Experiences and opinions of others may differ.

PutTogether · April 25, 2005 9:07PM

I don't think thats wear on the A on the reverse. That would be some heavy heavy wear in a concentrated spot. I'm no bust expert, but I think thats' the die.

Having said I'm no expert, and can't judge the luster, etc etc etc. I'd pay AU50 money for it quite easily, and probably pay up to 58 money depending on what it looked like in person.

michael · April 26, 2005 4:32AM

yes it is not wear on the a and slightly below the a this is a common problem on many bust halves and likely seen on many to most all 1831 coins depending on the variety hence the die pair

an extremely common striking problem seen on hundreds if not thousands of bust halves

nepbrs44 · April 26, 2005 6:52AM

ttt

TomB · April 26, 2005 9:39AM

In my opinion you changed the lighting, but you didn't change the coin. It's still dipped and or cleaned.

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