1828 Bust Half, Grade And Attribution Help, Thanks!

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RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 09:16 am This is a recent pick up. I have owned very few of this type. I think its grades xf/au but has had a cleaning at some point. Any help with the Overton variety is appreciated! I believe it is the SQ based 2, small 8's and Large letters? I went back and checked other threads and the T/I relationship appears to be to the left. That's where I get lost...it says 0-116...0-121? Your thoughts on Grade, and how bad the cleaning was. I await the experts! Report this Post to the Staff

Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 12:37 pm This attribution is a tricky one. IMO, you have it narrowed down to the correct 2 possibilities. Unfortunately, the reverse die is the same for both the possibilities. That only allows the obverse to differentiate this coin. So... on the Obverse of O-115 and 116 (Obverse die 9), the #13 star just about touches Liberty's hair. I see more room than that on your coin so... I'm tentatively going with an attribution of O-121 R3+. Grade: AU-50 details, cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
RK55 Pillar of the Community United States 2189 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 5:26 pm Thanks Moe! I learn something new each day! I hope some others can chime in with their opinions also, the more the merrier. Report this Post to the Staff
dsfreeworld Pillar of the Community United States 4337 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 7:28 pm unfortunately that cleaning hurts it but EF details to my eye. It's a kind of a flat looking strike and I think this series is known for weaker strikes. I read the expert graders of this series on this forum and look to the various hair features and the clasp of the obverse. The clasp looks like it might have some wear on it so it might not quite make AU. I'd like to hear more seasoned professionals on this series comment on that for this coin myself. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 11:30 pm I would grade it EF details, cleaned. Report this Post to the Staff
Joe2007 Pillar of the Community United States 3843 Posts	Posted 06/19/2013 12:34 am XF details. The cleaning hurts the eye appeal considerably IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
cipster Pillar of the Community United States 2364 Posts	Posted 06/20/2013 11:42 am There are 23 varieties in 1828 but I think the correct variety is O-117 R1. Among other details the "C" of 50C is recut at the top. Member ANA and EAC "You got to lose to know how to win". Dream On by Aerosmith Edited by cipster 06/20/2013 6:12 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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