1834 Capped Bust Half Dollar Grade And Double/Triple Edge Lettering?

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jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 02:40 am I recently purchased this 1834 bust half for a crazy good price. I am wondering what y'all's opinion on the grade is. It has a lot of mint luster which is suppressed by the original toning. Also, I know bust halves commonly have edge errors, like basic word overlapping. But I've never seen clear, doubled edge lettering. The words "FIFTY CENTS OR" have dramatic doubling while "DOLLAR" has minor doubling. Is this error collectible and worth noting with the coin? I am on the beginning of a Capped Bust half dollar date set journey, and this will be the fourth addition. I am aiming for VF+ and uncleaned coins. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Edited by jacrispies 09/23/2021 10:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 07:07 am VF-35. The edge error may add perhaps $50 to the value. Uncleaned coins suggests originality and no problems, but you may have to accept a variation in color or brightness in the building of such a set, and could take the rest of your life to complete, depending on your budget. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter4 Pillar of the Community United States 1086 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 09:13 am Very beautiful coin! That cool error has to add at least some value. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 09:14 am I'll say EF-45. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 09:29 am I'll split the difference at XF40 Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10034 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 10:55 am Very cool double lettering on a nice looking half! I am at XF40 as well. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
psuman08 Pillar of the Community United States 1768 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 11:34 am I would agree with XF 40. I am working on this set as well trying to pick out interesting varieties for each date. Be patient (a reminder to myself) to find the right coin at the right price. These have gone up quite a bit in the last year+. Report this Post to the Staff
Ploopy Pillar of the Community United States 1788 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 12:17 pm XF40 Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 1:23 pm Thank you all for the responses. These pictures don't do the coin justice. I am still figuring out how to take good photos that show the luster. Quote: Be patient (a reminder to myself) to find the right coin at the right price. These have gone up quite a bit in the last year+. I absolutely agree. Time is on my side for now, and I enjoy waiting for the right coin at the right price. This coin was bought from blurry pics on ebay, and I am still giddy from the condition of this coin. It seems AU+ in hand. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 3:16 pm xF45 nice Report this Post to the Staff
NumisEd Pillar of the Community United States 5178 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 9:06 pm Not sure if this is XF. I'm closer to VF-35. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 09/23/2021 10:37 pm UPDATE: Upon further inspection, the edge lettering has tripling across all words. Not really sure if this makes it any more desirable, but I find it neat. Overton calls edge tripling "Very Rare." Note the triple steps on O in DOLLAR. The T in CENTS has the first two letters stacked, followed with the third letter a distance away. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18657 Posts	Posted 09/25/2021 10:55 am looks like a LDS weaker strike on this lady. the lettering doubling is really cool. that clasp area is better than a 40 so we know we have some weakness in strike here. I think the obverse is 45 but it would down to XF40 overall Report this Post to the Staff
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