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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just got her in the mail today  ... No, it's not quite MS-63 material, but for my first one, I love it  ... A couple dings, and maybe a really old light cleaning, but some really nice toning, I would grade her at a F-15, maybe a VF-20... I never realized how high the relief is on this type... In a time when the designs are constantly lowered into the fields, it's refreshing to have a coin literally pop out of the surfaces... A big thank you goes out to someone I will leave nameless  ... I'm really starting to like the earlier styles of American coinage... Tell me what ya think...   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A beauty, no doubt! SWEET acquisition! I would also go with an F-15.  Edited by Moe145
11/08/2011 7:33 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow, very nice buy Darth. Got too love the old beauties like this one. How much did you pay (:
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1432 Posts |
Nice addition. Hope it's the first of more Busties. They are great to look at & in hand.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1388 Posts |
It came from a trade... The original coin that I traded was obtained for less than $20 in an antique mall, and the person I traded with got a very, very good deal...  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
I tried for a couple months to get the grading down on these before I tried to get one, and get a handle(somewhat) of what I was getting into... Already looking for the next one, as there are so many varieties of this type, it's gonna be fun... I must saythe "32 days of..." thread really peaked my interest in this series ...  |
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United States
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Here's hoping they resurrect the "32 days of . ." thread sometime in the future. I wasn't a member the first time around.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's better looking than the Bust Half I have...which I don't have...yet. Nice 4-bits! Edited by oih82w8
11/08/2011 8:38 pm
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United States
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These are by FAR my favorite coins. I was left 1 in my grandfathers collection and I was hooked. I personally think they are the most beautiful designs of any coin the US minted. I'm on ebay seemingly every day looking for XF trying to buy but mostly just keep drooling. The one I started with was about this same grade and it's a great one to start with. It seems like VF25 and below can be purchased fairly reasonably for roughly 200 year old larger coins. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ht_500wt_846This is one I was bidding on but then it got jacked up so, oh well. Good luck collecting these, wonderful coin. |
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United States
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Fantastic, I would love to add a couple busts to my collection. Nice addition
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1150 Posts |
I think this was up on this site a short while back. Beautiful coin...and congrats.
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United States
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 United States
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Very nice! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes the bust half is a very nice large coin. It is also one of my favorite coins. Nice find.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 Congratulations! It's a great coin at a great price! Bust halfs and large cents are my favorites! I'm an amateur and find the grading of these to be difficult so I post many of my bust half purchases to the experts on this forum. Often I guess a lower grade but find that there are so many weak strikes especially in the earlier years. Coins that appear worn to me actually grade higher. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith |
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