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MLFLY Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 11:17 pm I sort of broke one of my rules today and bought a coin with scratches. I liked the condition (0-107?, R-3?) (obviously except the scratches) and thought it would do great in my 7070 with the EF going to a capsule for my better coins. I paid $50. Image: Bust1833obv.jpg 73.75 KB Image: bust1833rev.jpg 74.26 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6381 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 11:38 pm Hi MLFLY, Definitely scratched, but otherwise very attractive with a nice original color. As far as wear goes, it looks choice VF to EF. As long as the scratches don't bother you, I'd say you got a good price. I don't know Overton numbers; are you confident this is a scarce die variety? Report this Post to the Staff
MLFLY Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 11:46 pm Jaobler, Thanks for the response. The scratches don't bother me in the 7070. No, I'm not sure of the 0-107 or the R-3 (the reason for the "?"). I'm more used to the VF - EF scale. I'm trying to learn the other. This gives me a chance to fill the album but then upgrade my XF to something higher when time and $$$ permit. Report this Post to the Staff
Tpatna Pillar of the Community United States 1626 Posts	Posted 11/14/2007 11:57 pm I like it. Very nice Report this Post to the Staff
jdillane New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 12:32 am dont see the scratches... Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 01:27 am Just 50?! Where have I been? My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
MLFLY Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 08:17 am You can see the scratches on Liberty's cheek. THere are about 4 of then that run 1/2 way across the coin on both sides. It's light except for the cheek and you can't really see it on the reverse in this scan. The are diectly opposed to each other and the spacing is precisely the same - like it ran through a lining machine. Any chance this occured during production? Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 08:51 am I'm agreeing with gxseries! Where you get that for $50?! Report this Post to the Staff
Bonedigger Pillar of the Community United States 1267 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 09:02 am Looking Good... Edited by Bonedigger 11/15/2007 09:04 am Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 10:58 am quote: I liked the condition (0-107?, R-3?) That description has nothing to do with grade or condition- it is a die variety number and rarity rating. Al Overton was an author of a bust half reference book and he listed all the die varieties for bust halves by year with O numbers. There are other O-107s but yours is specific for that year. The R-3 is just a rarity rating with R-1 being most common and R-8(9?) being unique. I do not own that particular reference book so someone else will have to tell you the details of the die variety Report this Post to the Staff
MLFLY Valued Member United States 130 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 4:15 pm I typed the condition/speciman thing poorly for sure - I meant I was happy with the condition except scratches and believed it might be an 0-107 and R-3. Anyway, the price was from a dealer who visits a club I have recently joined. He set the price. I kept going back to it because it is a beautiful coin in person (except for the scratches). I think I bought it solely because I liked it. And, from my experience, $50 isn't going to hurt me. It won't be sold anyway. Thanks for the info on Overton. Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 5:06 pm Nice pick up for $50! Report this Post to the Staff
fengk Pillar of the Community United States 986 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 6:36 pm Personally, I would have passed on that coin because of the scratches. In August I bought a very nice F12 1807 DBH that had some scratches similar to yours on the obverse for $90. Initially, I thought that I had gotten a great deal, but every time I saw that coin those scratches bothered me to no end. I ended up selling the coin for a small profit in October. But hey, if you like it that's all that matters. It's in your collection, not mine, and certainly has a very original "look". Report this Post to the Staff
Dewayne76 Pillar of the Community United States 590 Posts	Posted 11/15/2007 10:05 pm I think it looks pretty good for $50. Report this Post to the Staff
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