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Pillar of the Community
United States
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EDGE LETTERING...there are only 16 series of US coins with edge lettering...beginning with early dollars 1794-1804, half dollars 1794-1836,one cent 1793-1796, Half Cent 1793-1797, jump about 100 years to the $20 gold Saint-Gaudens series....then jump another 100 years to the current Presidential dollars series 2007-  The bust half is a great entry point to collecting a type set of all lettered US circulating coins....have FUN!     
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01/28/2009 10:26 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2797 Posts |
One thing to remember about Busties ... survivorship is large compared to other series of the period. This was due to economics and silver content. I only have three and want more also.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Bonedigger
01/28/2009 2:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
750 Posts |
Better get back at it soon Ben, somebody is gaining on ya.. LOL..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2540 Posts |
Bust 1/2's are a great series, and you can collect them (by variety) for ever and not be finished.
Good luck on the start of a great set.
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Valued Member
 United States
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I am still torn on these two Capped Bust 50 cent pieces. Part of me wants to sell them so I can buy something I am more interested in and part of me wants to get them graded and slabbed to see if they are really worth something. I think I would rather add to my ASE set and maybe get some key Lincoln Wheat Cents. Thoughts? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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If you post some pics you can get both an idea of their value and someone here might be interested in buying them. If they are problem free and VF, you've got a couple valuable coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi. Why don't you post some pics of the halves? Common date VFs or less probabably wouldn't be worth the cost to slab but if there's some rarity involved it's another story. BTW, the local pawn shop, is that a good place to go coin hunting? There's a lot of them in Atlantic City...
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Forum Mom
 United States
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There are a few of us CBH collectors here. If you decide to sell them, why don't you put them up for sale in the B/S/T section. I'm sure that you could sell them for a fair price here.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1267 Posts |
 Take Care Ben |
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Valued Member
United States
462 Posts |
I sent some scans to Susan, and I would post here, but I can't figure out how. I can't even figure out how to put a smily icon in a post.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I say you should keep one or both. I would much rather have a piece of history that is 150+ years old instead of ASE. So many people collect Lincolns and ASE. But there are no rules, you collect what you like. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too would be interested in seeing the coins. Bustie collectors are every where. They hide out in the strangest of places sometimes.
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New Member
United States
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They are great coins to collect I have a couple.you have to watch for counterfeits they are indistinguable they are aged .only giveaway is the rim lettering is lacking
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02/24/2009 9:48 pm
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