My First Bust Half

ddbird · July 30, 2005 1:26PM

And boy shes a pretty one....well IMO

. PCGS AU55 in OGH...Thanks Mirabela, can't wait to get this one in hand.

CoinAddict · July 30, 2005 1:34PM

Very nice bustie.

RickMilauskas · July 30, 2005 1:41PM

Very nice..

I'm looking for an AU one myself. Just missed on last week.

LeeG · July 30, 2005 1:46PM

Very nice for a 55! Congrat's!

KentuckyJ · July 30, 2005 1:49PM

Nice AU Bust!

KJ

mozin · July 30, 2005 2:01PM

Very nice looking coin for AU 55. It appears to be O-105 R2 which has a number of interesting characteristics:

1. Open place in milling at star 12 (second from the bottom on the right) with three denticles attached directly below this gap.
2. Patches of die defect dots around stars 5 & 6 & 7.(star 1 is on lower left)
3. Last S in STATES is recut higher and to left of original cutting.
4. Many vertical lines on the shield extend into the horizontal lines.
5. Die crack from milling below 5 clockwise to top of UN.
6. Center dot on left between crossbars 3 & 4.(count the horizontal shield lines from the top down)

If the above mentioned crack extends further clockwise AND another develops through second T in STATES you would have O-105A which is R5. This last crack is REQUIRED to be the late die state.

A neat variety.

raycyca · July 30, 2005 2:11PM

Congratulatgions on your first bust half! Thay are Very nice coins! I STILL regret selling my COMPLETE raw set back in 1982 right after we got married! They are beautiful coins! It's very hard to get a complete set set like I had. ESPECIALLY being graded by a 3rd party! It took about 8 years to complete it since me DAD had 1st dibs on the coins. He had an XF-AU complete set including the 1815/12 in AU 55. Perhaps one day I wil return to my rots in bust halfs or type set. The bust halves ae HARD to come buy without dipping, etc! Good luck! Ray

michael · July 30, 2005 2:34PM

way above average eye appeal this is the key for any coin!!!

superb!!

Myqqy · July 30, 2005 3:13PM

Looks nice- bust halves are a really intriguing series to collect!

TahoeDale · July 30, 2005 6:03PM

ddbird-

Very nice start. But you are going to have a lot of competition if you try for more as nice-AU 55 and 58 grades.

Just make sure they are original toned coins, and you will not go wrong. There are several hundred of us who really like the series, especially when we can get these beauties.

NumisOxide · July 30, 2005 9:10PM

Congrats!!! Looks like a beauty.

greghansen · July 30, 2005 9:46PM

Perfect type coin. Looks like oodles of luster remaining and a pretty decent strike. Well above average eye appeal. Its a beauty, all right!

TorinoCobra71 · July 30, 2005 9:50PM

WOW! Darn nice Bust Half!!

TorinoCobra71

mirabela · July 30, 2005 11:59PM

I thought she was pretty nice myself. Thanks for the diagnostics, Mozin -- I figured those die corrosion dots between the eye & the stars would allow one of you die variety guys to ID her. As far as I can tell it doesn't have the terminal die crack you are talking about.

ddbird · July 31, 2005 4:07AM

Sweet thanks mozin!

XpipedreamR · July 31, 2005 4:36AM

Why don't you send me your bust half, and I'll send you a box of Oreos?

TomB · July 31, 2005 5:05AM

The images make the coin appear to be more original than about 99% of the high grade CBHs out there and that, even without regard to anything else, makes the coin desireable.

My First Bust Half

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