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Valued Member
United States
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I would like to get a few bust half dollars(1807-1839)for my collection, nothing high grade, probably VF-EF at most. I was reading somewhere that those type of halves were conterfeited quite a bit back in the day. Do I really need to be concerned about buying raw coins, or should I buy only certified coins? I don't know how prevalent conterfeit bust halves are, or if they are easily recognizable by studying them carefully. Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some of the counterfeits from back in the 1800's are worth more than the originals. Bust halves are a great coin to collect. I suggest reading as much as you can about them and looking at as many as you can before buying. Then start by buying from a "known" dealer, I believe several of the people here on the forum sell Bust halves. And by all means have fun.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The contemporary counterfeit bust halves are also quite collectible (There si a standard reference book on them as well.) Contemporary counterfeits are not that commonly available, probably well less than .1% of all the bust halves encountered. There are also modern counterfeits but they are not that great a problem yet.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The bust halves are one of my favorite groups. I just recently discovered the link to 32 Days of Capped Bust half dollarshttps://goccf.com/t/72542#72542You should definitely check it out. I'm a new member and am sorry I wasn't around when it was active. I have a decent grouping that I would have loved to share. |
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United States
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Valued Member
United States
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This EXACT series of coins is what has brought me into collecting. My family collected as then did I. I had never seen one of these until I received our collection from my grandfather. I thought this was the most interesting coin I'd ever seen. I too am new to this forum and would really like to see (and drool at) everyone's collections. I have looked into higher grades, just way too pricey for us. We have 9 currently between 20 to 45 in grading. If I ever get enough $$$$$ this is the ONE collection I want to put together. There is just so much to know in this series compared to others I'm working on with so many varieties but I have read through many threads here and there is a lot of knowledge in the forum. Anyone wanting to put together a month of Bust Halves can count me in for sure.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks Moe for the link to the CBH thread, I'm going to enjoy going through it, I'm getting all pumped up already looking forward to buying my first one.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Bust Halves are my favorites. If I buy a raw coin of considerable value I post it to this forum of incredible experts for review. So far, no problems. Quote:
Moe said - I wouldn't mind revisiting them in the future... Thanks Moe - I'm ready! Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Moe - I know you are in the middle of the 2/3/20 forum. I'll jump in at the end but I second the motion to resurrect the 32 days of bust halves.
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 United States
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Bust halfs are my favorite coins, with all the different varities one could spend a life time trying to complete this series. I buy raw coins all the time and have not come across any counterfeits from this series. If you buy on e-bay buy from someone that sells coins and stay away from any sellers in China.
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Valued Member
United States
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the only bust halves I collect are the old counterfeits, you likely wont have to worry about ending up with one, as there are many other collectors looking for them and they usually go for a pretty penny. the chinese counterfeits are very deceptive, that is until you put it on a scale.
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