1819 Rainbow Bust Half (And My First Post!) - Page 2

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busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 3:54 pm Nice looking coin. I agree with AU-58. I also agree with Jaobler on the old cleaning. Don't know much about PCGS I'm an NGC man myself. Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 5:27 pm Oh, and for the record, I agree with AU55. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
johnny54321 Rest in Peace United States 4849 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 5:29 pm I'm not a bust half guy, but I would think that it would grade at least AU-58. That would be an awesome 7070 coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 5:43 pm mshev! I know you're new but the coins you have posted are INCREDIBLE (Including the MS SLQs in the "14 Days of SLQS")!! Man, you are x 1,000!! and x 1,000 too! Report this Post to the Staff
Tassa New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 6:13 pm Very nice. O-111? Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 03/25/2011 10:24 pm Quote: O-111? That has my vote! Obverse: Stars 1 & 2 are closer than the other stars, Reverse: I centered under the right side of the T, the letters of STATES are all at different levels = O-111 for me. Report this Post to the Staff
mshev Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 12:21 pm Thanks again guys - and for pointing out the variety. What's a good site online for that? I found one for Morgans but not other coins. Moe - Thanks! The SLQs are a couple of my favs - the toned MS-64 was one of my first bigger purchases. I'm going to upload a few more coins to my "Hello from DC" post :) Report this Post to the Staff
atlashealth Pillar of the Community United States 1691 Posts	Posted 03/26/2011 4:28 pm Best first post by a newbie... CONGRATS! Edited by atlashealth 03/26/2011 4:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
cperry8483 Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 03/28/2011 1:38 pm Glad to see my grading skills improving. I thoughts AU-58 when I first saw it and was confirmed by several knowledgeable forum members. Great coin! I hope it avoids getting the cleaned tag though. Report this Post to the Staff
mshev Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 04/01/2011 6:23 pm Coin has arrived! Here are some new photos, though I didn't take it out of the 2x2 so they aren't nearly as good photos as the initial from the posting. Also used my USB microscope to get some close-ups of some of the negative space... Report this Post to the Staff
mshev Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 04/03/2011 12:55 am Well, after having more time to look the coin over, and then confirm my concerns (the old cleaning) with a couple bust experts at the coin show, I've decided to send this one back :( As you can see from the top 2 close-up pics, there seem to be some hairlines - the cleaning was a bit more thorough than a dipping. Well, now I'm back on the look-out for a nicely toned bust half! Report this Post to the Staff
Wei Fun Valued Member United States 244 Posts	Posted 04/03/2011 01:35 am My advice is don't send it back unless you paid premium dollar for it. The reality is that there are very few attractive-looking bust halves that aren't cleaned. And from what I've seen, cleaning doesn't have the same hit on the value of these as it does on most other coins. Report this Post to the Staff
mshev Valued Member United States 312 Posts	Posted 04/03/2011 10:41 am Wei - I agree that many attractive bust halves have been cleaned, however the reverse of this one has some areas that look a bit too harshly cleaned (reflective spots - where the hairlines are most noticeable). Everyone I've shown the coin to in person agrees that the coin will have a veryy low chance at slabbing. The price I paid for it would have been fine for a coin dipped awhile ago, but this was a bit too extensive. Report this Post to the Staff
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