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I scraped a bunch of proof sets today for this.

tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
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I felt a little guilty as I know they are going to the pot. But look at what i got for them. I have a Flowing Hair, Seated, and Trade but never one of these until now.
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  • lasvegasteddylasvegasteddy Posts: 10,432 ✭✭✭
    beautiful example for type i say...image
    everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see


  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Getting your first Bust dollar is always a thrill. If this is your first early coin, it's an even bigger thrill.

    AND it is a little scrarcer than usual. The date most often see is the 1799. The 1803 is a little special.
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  • LogPotatoLogPotato Posts: 2,177 ✭✭✭✭
    The sacrifice looks like it was well worth it! Nice piece! image
  • TomBTomB Posts: 22,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wonderful coin and design.
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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone. It is in a NGC holder as you can tell. I have to say the clarity of the new NGC holders is really good. They graded it VF25.

    I would appreciate if someone could attribute it for me. I do not own the book for this series. Thanks
  • KoveKove Posts: 2,038 ✭✭✭✭
    I really like that look. Very nice (and very fine?).
  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Love the crust! That's a great pickup.
  • pakasmompakasmom Posts: 1,920 ✭
    I wouldn't feel guilty if I had made that trade-off. Wonderful coin!
  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074 ✭
    I really like that particular example! Nice trade. The proof sets were made by the million so don't feel bad for them at all, it just helps the survivors.
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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,773 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks to be a Bolender 5, (.k.a. BB-252), which is the second most common 1803 variety. The estimated population according to Bowers is 500 to 950 pieces.
    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • coindeucecoindeuce Posts: 13,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice! And I know the feeling of acquiring that first example of an early type coin that requires some sacrifice. I felt like a kid with his first rookie card of Roger Maris, when I got my 1807 dime. image
    BTW, I hope that you didn't scrape your proof sets, even if you were scrapping them. image

    I'll attribute the Draped Bust dollar if you will afford me 1st crack at that 1795 that I've seen here. image

    tyedye, you have Bowers/Borckardt-252, Bolender-5, Haseltine-5. Small,thin top 3, positioned too high. QDB assigned a URS-10 ranking in VF-20 to EF-45. (275 to 550 survivors in this range). The key to note here: Many DB dollars are in holders, but may have been boinked before the new technology came about to detect covert alterations. If you're comfy that you have an unaltered example, you done good.

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  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Very, very choice surfaces for the grade!!! image
  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    That is for sure a keeper, great coin. You guys a lighting a fire in me for early coins.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,817 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great looking coin. You made the right choice.

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  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Thanks Mr Jones and Coindeuce for attributing it for me.
  • FlatwoodsFlatwoods Posts: 4,246 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a really nice looking example. Congrats.
  • bronzematbronzemat Posts: 2,664 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unloading proofs for this? I would do it in a heart beat! Beautiful coin.
  • drddmdrddm Posts: 5,402 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice look, I like it, CONGRATS image
  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623 ✭
    winning business decision
  • yellowjacketyellowjacket Posts: 1,809 ✭
    Nice coin and certainly a move up! These can be addictive.

    Garrow
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,265 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful! Worth every proof!
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,773 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>winning business decision >>



    Yes, when the price of silver bullion goes down in real (adjusted for inflation) or absolute terms, that coin will hold its value.
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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,817 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>winning business decision >>



    Yes, when the price of silver bullion goes down in real (adjusted for inflation) or absolute terms, that coin will hold its value. >>



    What if silver bullion goes up?image

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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  • BarndogBarndog Posts: 20,515 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I really like the look of that coin. Back when I was collecting type, I wished I could own an 1803 dollar, but all that ever seemed to be available were the 1799s...as someone already pointed out. You scored, congrats.
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  • pcgs69pcgs69 Posts: 4,352 ✭✭✭✭
    that thing has a nice appearance to it - and no rim problems either!

    I'd "scrape" coins all day for that!
  • MeltdownMeltdown Posts: 8,972 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow, that is nice! I love the circulated look!

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  • georgiacop50georgiacop50 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin!

    I know this borders on blasphemy, but I would love to be able to run my thumb across that...like touching history.
  • fivecentsfivecents Posts: 11,207 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is no secret that I am a Huge Bust dollar fan. Your example deserves aimage

    What did she grade?
  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    Thanks everyone
    NGC graded it VF25
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    Very nice original example!
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  • DorkGirlDorkGirl Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭
    Nice!
    Becky
  • pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll bet that you will look at this one more than the proof setsimage
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  • RGJohnRGJohn Posts: 402
    Oh gee I'd say you did rather well there Mike! That is a very attractive coin and one can only imagine that the plastic alone from the requisite number of proof sets must have made a respectable pile!
    Congrats !
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  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fantastic!!
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  • jmbjmb Posts: 595 ✭✭✭
    Very nice coin. I would have loved to see this design on an early gold coin.
  • richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    I love it! Congrats.
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,182 ✭✭✭✭✭
    way nice pick up for sure image enjoy
  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great coin
    1803 DBD's are awesome.
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • magikbillymagikbilly Posts: 6,780 ✭


    << <i>Beautiful coin!

    I know this borders on blasphemy, but I would love to be able to run my thumb across that...like touching history. >>



    Hi,

    Long ago...you could! image I kept myself to the edges only image

    Eric
  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    WOW! beautiful coin, I would have done the same thing to my proof sets!!
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  • melvin289melvin289 Posts: 3,019 ✭
    She is a very beautiful coin. Great pick up Mike.

    Ron

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  • JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    As a comparison
    The 1803 DBD comes in 2 major varieties, the small and the large 3.
    Yours is the small 3 variety. Here is my large 3 variety as a comp.
    image

    image
    Some coins are just plain "Interesting"
  • goldengolden Posts: 9,991 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A really nice looking coin.
  • astroratastrorat Posts: 9,221 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's really nice!
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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That was a no brainer. A bunch of modern stuff for a 1803 dollar! You must have had a "BUNCH" of proof sets!
  • bosco5041bosco5041 Posts: 1,303 ✭
    You sold all of your proof sets for a dollar?????????image
  • tydyetydye Posts: 3,894 ✭✭✭
    It was a combination of US proof sets and foreign proof sets - at least US is one fineness. The foreign stuff was all over the place 999, 925, 900, 800, 500. I had to look each up in Krause and then remove from the packaging and separate by fineness in order to sell them. I am glad to get rid of the bulk though. I filled a trash can with all the cases.

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