My 2nd Ever Bust Coin

5? Wow .. I'm dithering over another bust or a gold mckinley dollar ..fancy the dollar but I dont wanna go down the gold road...oh noooooooooooooooo I keep telling myself its just the one..just one..thats how the dimes started..and the nickels before..sigh.. fate ultimately will decide , when I see the right coin at the right price , thatll be the one.

Thanks bherring1960 , I'm pretty excited , its my only bust dime.Theres better out there for sure but it was in my budget put aside for a seated..couldnt help myself

Congratulations! I know how much you wanted it!

Thanks guys , I see what you mean now , those bright spots..i hope its just the flash going off thats caused it.
If he is true to his word ill have it tomorrow and get better pics , it was sold as guarenteed original toning , your right Jbuck , I wanted this one , I wont get many bust coins at the price of them so I'm over the moon with this one.


Heres a better pic of that troublesome obverse,i now lean towards its been cleaned albeit lightly perhaps? The obverse seems to be,i could be wrong.

It might be old cleaning, but I would await more expert opinions.

Personally, I like it.

But as I have told you before, I have not bought any Bust coins yet. I do not think I am ready to attribute and price them properly.

That said, this has been a good topic for me to follow!

Thanks guys , normally I wouldnt post the price paid , kinda tacky maybe..but theres a few of us early in our Bust coins and it might be a useful learning curve.
If its a fair price for an uncleaned coin..its got me wondering whats a fair price for a cleaned one?

I do appreciate both your comments lads , I do like it and as Elec Co points out I did accomplish what I set out to do , add a bust dime to the book.Im just uneasy about the cleaning thing.
Ill await other opinions and value them , I'm going with Jbuck and Elec Co words and putting it in the book.Thanks guys






Hahahaha no I wont ... I just found out a Bust dime wont fit in a Dansco dime book I should have known this from my bust half cos it didnt fit in a half dansco or airtite..happily I have a coins of the world dansco 7011 , itll go in there

Yikes...its fraught with hazards eh ? These are probably the best pictures.Its a wonder how the front does look like it might have been cleaned,yet the obverse doesn't.
This has really been an excercise in defining what is cleaning Jbuck , what does it look like , whats fake toning..and gulp...fake coins..
Ive no reason to think its fake , I'm positive it isn't , I just want to be clear what it is I have,what to avoid or look for next time.

Probably why I dabble in dimes and halfs Jbuck , I have some morgans but I dont know the first thing about them.Im like you , I dont intend selling , I never say never as I do like to upgrade sometimes.

But for sheer taking a chance ..well..i just did something I thought id never do.
Ive bid on a coin unseen.Odd as the seller has 100% glowing feedback and all rare coins , but they all had pics..this one didnt.
Bidding was ridiculously low and I had the top bid with 9 secs to go and I quadrupled my bid and signed out.

If I've won it and it is what the auction says..i can take the rest of the day off.
7 days no quibble money back and the best feedback I've seen for a small seller for a long time.

Woo hoooooo I won it at my original bid , 7 day money back and impeccable feedback on some of the rarest coins.
I paid it so with any luck ill have it in a day or two for judging.