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Ebay grandoldhalves is at it again. 1823 broken 3 Bust Half maybe not broken, just ugly.
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I don't know what to make of this ebay seller grandoldhalves. He has been discussed on CU before, and I seem to recall some members were happy with their purchases from him.
The present coin is advertised as the very tough to find 1823 broken 3 Capped Bust Half. This variety is hardly ever available in AU, so an ANACS Unc details, net AU58 is truly something special. The coin shown in the ANACS holder appears it likely is the broken 3, hard to tell because the coin is tilted in the picture. The key for this variety is that the 3 must be leaning heavily to the right. Also, the midsection of the 3 is where the break occurs.
If you are interested in buying an 1823 ugly 3 O-110a, it too commands quite a premium. The other three ebay pictures shown along side the ANACS holdered coin most definitely do not show the ANACS coin. These three pictures show a much darker scruffy ugly 3, the one with the fat center. This 3 is somewhat similar to the patched three, but the patched 3 again must be leaning to the right.
Grandoldhalves had this same coin up for auction this past May, at which time all his pictures showed the scruffy ulgy 3 variety. I contacted the seller and told him he had the wrong pictures. Five months passed, so I guess he has not sold the coin. At least this time he got one of the four pictures right.
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The present coin is advertised as the very tough to find 1823 broken 3 Capped Bust Half. This variety is hardly ever available in AU, so an ANACS Unc details, net AU58 is truly something special. The coin shown in the ANACS holder appears it likely is the broken 3, hard to tell because the coin is tilted in the picture. The key for this variety is that the 3 must be leaning heavily to the right. Also, the midsection of the 3 is where the break occurs.
If you are interested in buying an 1823 ugly 3 O-110a, it too commands quite a premium. The other three ebay pictures shown along side the ANACS holdered coin most definitely do not show the ANACS coin. These three pictures show a much darker scruffy ugly 3, the one with the fat center. This 3 is somewhat similar to the patched three, but the patched 3 again must be leaning to the right.
Grandoldhalves had this same coin up for auction this past May, at which time all his pictures showed the scruffy ulgy 3 variety. I contacted the seller and told him he had the wrong pictures. Five months passed, so I guess he has not sold the coin. At least this time he got one of the four pictures right.
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I collect Capped Bust series by variety in PCGS AU/MS grades.
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Edited to add: I meant the pics appear to show a slider, not an uncleaned coin.
102 capped bust half dollars - 100 die marriages
BHNC #198