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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    very nice....what did it grade at?
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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Very nice, I can easily see that in a MS-64 holder. I have one like it, just not quite as nice and mine is in an MS-62 holder.

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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Great coin Mike.
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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Very Nice BH - and I tend not to like the reeded edge ones much. But I would buy one like this in a heartbeat.
  • AlixTCatAlixTCat Posts: 1,276
    This coin is very nice. Extremely nice. MS grade? I'd take it in a right off if I had the cash.

    Thanks for posting,

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  • BunkerBunker Posts: 3,926 ✭
    That is a nice looking coin...congrat's
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  • LeianaLeiana Posts: 4,349 ✭
    That's a beautiful CBH, and with a great strike to boot! image

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  • RTSRTS Posts: 1,408 ✭
    Wonderful and beautiful coin.
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  • CoinAddictCoinAddict Posts: 5,571 ✭
    She's a real beauty.image
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  • dizzyfoxxdizzyfoxx Posts: 9,823 ✭✭✭
    I like the look of that Bust Half very much.image
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  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Amanda, the Reeded Edge Halves are closed-collar struck coins, so well-struck is the norm for them. I got one of these, rather than a CBH for this reason. As they typically are well-struck, it's a lot easier to grade them. Ie., you'll see fewer nice AU coins market graded as Unc.

    Mike, you have what appears to be a very clean coin - you usually see contact marks on the cheek, neck, etc. The only question I have is what appear to be the flat wingtips. I'm not familiar with the 1837 (I have a 38); are flat wingtips a typical diagnostic re the 1837?
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  • MikeKingMikeKing Posts: 847
    the coin is graded an AU58.
    Elcontador, I don't know the answer to your question as I'm pretty much in the dark with the reeded ege Bust halves.
    And thanks everyone for the feedback!
  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mike, I'd agree with the grade. There appears to be some wear in a curl opposite the middle of Miss Liberty's neck, and as I mentioned, the wingtips look a bit flat for an Unc. It looks very nice for the grade.
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  • MikeKingMikeKing Posts: 847
    I have to say that Christian Gobrecht really brought beauty to this design.
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A little late on this beauty. This coin does have a little rub so MS is out. That said- I like the look of this one Mike and although its a VLDS, the luster more than makes up for that.
    Nice coin
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  • greghansengreghansen Posts: 4,301 ✭✭✭
    That's just a great coin! So many of those '37's that I see look like crap even the higher grade ones. It's a real keeper for sure.

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  • AU58WALKERSAU58WALKERS Posts: 3,562 ✭
    What is "VLDS"?
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  • JJMJJM Posts: 8,089 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very nice AU coin, an outstanding example...image
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>What is "VLDS"? >>



    Very Late Die State

    The usual abbreviations are:
    EDS- Early Die State
    MDS- Mid Die State
    LDS- Late Die State

    Put a V anywhere in there for "very" as in very early or very late.

    It has to do with when the coin was struck with a pair of dies. The earliest strikings or VEDS are the most sought after "Strong strikes"
    The later VLDS strikes are the weakest--those that show the most die fatigue on the struck coin.
    Hope this helps.
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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Let me also add for an example-- On a bust half- On a VLDS coin you might see the stars drawn out to the rims even on a MS coin.
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  • coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭✭
    Very amazing!

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  • JulioJulio Posts: 2,501 ✭
    Great coin. Nice pics. jws
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  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

    I swear, there is never anything but flawless coins here.

    That is one superb coin you have there.
  • MikeKingMikeKing Posts: 847
    John, I'm clueless when it comes to Reeded edge Busts, can you point out what you see that reveals it being a VLDS, and what to look for?
    Thanks
  • mozinmozin Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭
    Nice looking AU58, but it lacks the character of the open collar CBHs. The reeded edge coins are too uniformly made for my liking.
    I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hey Mike,
    These coins have a closed collar, unlike the lettered edge CBH's (as you know Mike- I am just including this for any newbie who might be reading this) so you won't see the stars being pulled out to the edges like on the older peices. That said, as the dies age on a LDS- which is by far the most common coins out there - you begin to really see the heavy metal flow lines around most of the design. In extreme cases the lettering may even be joined to the rim. Look at the UNITED for example on your coin - you can start to see the metal flow outward characteristic of the later die states. I believe they are classified this way:
    VEDS- extremely rare
    EDS- very rare
    MDS-scarce to common
    LDS- common to very common
    VLDS-common to very common

    The effects of die wear on the finished coin is key. It is those few VEDS coins that are the killer strikes and the MDS coins that are those strong strikes---I tend to buy all the restimage

    Now I know I did not talk at all about how these early coins had planchet variations, poor understanding of metal flow, different striking pressures and a gazillion OTHER variables--I left those out because I want to get some dinner in me tonight.image
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"

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