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coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 12:43 pm Low, medium, and high light. Unfortunately, the pictures didn't capture much of the luster.... Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 1:03 pm That's a beauty, I'd grade it as AU-53. That's an interesting looking date he 8's look narrow and the 0 looks like it's egg shaped rather than round. Any idea what the Overton number is? I wasn't and find it. Report this Post to the Staff
cownas22 Pillar of the Community United States 1055 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 4:05 pm Beautiful Bustie! Looks like a solid strike. Motto looks hammered. I would give it a AU-53 possible Au-55 if there is more luster hidden by the pic like you said. Report this Post to the Staff
tumbleweedtrumpet Pillar of the Community United States 1418 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 7:32 pm great coin Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2526 Posts	Posted 09/29/2009 7:46 pm I believe it's O-104, going by the line above the "R" in liberty! Very nice coin, Overton says this date is often weakly struck! Edited by ratman4762 09/29/2009 7:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 09/30/2009 4:40 pm I was surprised to hear that people thought it was strongly struck, I guess I thought it was weakly struck because I wasn't familiar with the die varieties and this tends to be one of the weaker struck ones. I also graded around AU-55, maybe net AU-53 or AU-50 because some of the reverse is wiped. But it's not harshly cleaned and not wiped throughout, thankfully. Report this Post to the Staff
cownas22 Pillar of the Community United States 1055 Posts	Posted 10/02/2009 12:59 pm It is certainly a nice coin. I like the "First Style" eagle. I didn't even notice the wiping on the reverse. BTW Shadow- how is your bust dime set coming along? Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 10/02/2009 1:21 pm Pretty decent, I have the 1805, 1814, and 1828 small in already, but I need to build up some more funds to get presentable examples of stuff like the 1796 1804 etc Report this Post to the Staff
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