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As asked I'm posting all my inherited coins as separate threads for grading. Also, I'm not a coin collector, so it would be helpful if I could get a dollar amount estimate to go along with the grade.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The 1829 Capped Bust half dollar is very high grade at about AU58 with a beautiful strike and great luster. May be uncirculated. Is the black v-shaped mark on the coin or the plastic on the holder? The bust half is worth about $700 or more if uncirculated. Also very original and in demand by collectors. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very close to uncirculated. Please clarify if the black marks are on the holder or the coin.
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The mark is on the outside. I cropped it out, but there are markings on the cardboard too; it looks like the entire thing was kept in some sort of money clip.
I tried to push the coin to side a bit by pushing on the plastic next to the coin, and I fear that it might of left a mark on the coin as well but I couldn't get a clear enough view to know for sure.
Edited by Stargirl1180
06/20/2022 7:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
Russian Federation
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What are those white stripes on the eagle ? It looks like there was some kind of impact and pieces of metal fell off.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'm at AU58 on this one. for insurance purposes I would use $700
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06/21/2022 08:30 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ouch, if the black stripes are on the coin, that is a real big distraction. The OP says it is on the holder, so I will take their word for it. It does appear to continue past the coin on the plastic. This high grade 1829 Capped Bust half dollar is the O-115 variety that has a rarity of R-1, 1000+ known examples and commonly found. The stars, hairline, wings, arrowheads, and talons are all strongly struck, making this variety a nice type coin for the series. This coin has nice rims, and a very original toning pattern. This one is AU-58, because of the slight darkness on the high points of Miss Liberty. That is minor rub, keeping this coin from being uncirculated. I put a value of $600 on this coin. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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AU58, but a MS grade would not be a surprise.
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Pillar of the Community
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First,  I agree with the AU-58 grade and upthread comments. I wonder if the black mark could be the residue from an old rubber band? |
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Pillar of the Community
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AU58, would not be surprised at a MS62/63, hard to decipher wear vs slightly weak strike sometimes.
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Are you deliberately ignoring this?  |
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I'm going to be the oddball here and say MS-63. Needle sharp. Lots of luster. Great eye appeal. Zero distractions. I'm not sure where you all are seeing the rub. This coin never saw circulation.
Slirk, those lighter areas are the high points on the reverse and the tarnish is lighter in color there. This is not a problem. It is not damage and not distracting in my opinion. I've collected bust halves for 30 years and these areas often show flatness due to the metal not flowing up to the highest points of relief and/or making contact with the surfaces it has been laid on.
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Thanks for the explanation. It was important to me.
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Posted 06/20/2022 6:44 pm
