1819 Over 18 Capped Bust Half

Those are some good looking coins. That's a great series. I think I read that you were trying to get in the Bust Half Nut Club. Have you made it yet? That's quite a feat. Thanks for the look.

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Originally posted by Southern Yankee

Those are some good looking coins. That's a great series. I think I read that you were trying to get in the Bust Half Nut Club. Have you made it yet? That's quite a feat. Thanks for the look.

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You know that was on my mind at one point when the criteria was (if I'm not mistaken) 40 examples and 40 die-marraiges, but since they've raised the number to 100 examples and 100 diemarraiges it seems unlikely since I'm only at 76 now with only 69 different die-marraiges.

Now, my point is this -- The average price of a capped bust half dollar is in the $60-$100 range for the average variety and well into $$$ hundreds for the harder to find examples. There only like 450 total examples available. New members as you can figure out are very few indeed based solely on the prohibitive cost associated with meeting membership criteria. I hope one day the requirements will change (be lowered) based upon the extremely high price one must pay for the halves. Many of the older members acquired their coins when one only had to pay much less for each coin. Only time will tell...

http://www.busthalfprices.com/cbrr.php

Nice Bust Half.

It was probably dipped sometime ago; the surfaces are too white and too evenly colored to have been soap-and-watered unless it was done harshly. From the photos, it doesn't look like a harsh cleaning. I'm guessing it's market acceptable.

I've purchased a couple of Bust pieces, including a really nice Half, for myself at the ANA show (seen here too).