1809 Bust Half Grade & Authenticity Checkup

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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 07:04 am Fire away at my latest yard sale pickup. I have not paid for this yet and made a deal with the owner to first verify it before making an offer. Thanks much., Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 07:08 am Oops, I forgot to mention that the weight of this coin is 12.81 grams and the diameter ranges from 33.5 - 33.6 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
D0ubl3Eagle Pillar of the Community United States 5854 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 11:47 am I was looking in the RedBook and they say the specifications should be 13.48g and 32.5mm. The weight seems a little bit low but other than that the coin looks genuine. I would guess this has VG-8/10 details/scratches. Report this Post to the Staff
Hambone Pillar of the Community United States 609 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 11:47 am I would say VG-8, but it's got some scratches on the back I didn't account for. Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 1:18 pm This looks to me to be an authentic Overton-105 (R2) 1809 CBH. The very weakly struck left wing is common to the later stage minting of this die marriage. The die crack from the olive leaf to along the top of "UNITED STATES" to (and through) "OF" is also common for most of this die marriage. This Overton is the only one that used Reverse Die, "D" that year. The Obverse Die, #3, was also used for Overton 103 (R1) (after) & 104 (R5-) (before). I would grade this coin VG8 downgraded to G6 (due to the damage on the reverse). But, as far as I'm concerned, ANY Capped Bust half dollar is a good one! Did the Yard Sale Seller have any other CBHs? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 2:56 pm I wish I could find one at a yard sale. With the reverse damage G-6. Report this Post to the Staff
busthalf Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 08/17/2011 4:52 pm Moe really describes this coin perfectly. I'm a little patial to busties, that said good find even with the scratches. Report this Post to the Staff
w1a9c8k5 Pillar of the Community United States 1348 Posts	Posted 08/18/2011 4:13 pm looks real. How much did they want for it? Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/18/2011 4:42 pm The owner has not yet stated an asking price. Considering the coin's condition and the current market for this type of coin what do you think you would pay for it if you were into buying/selling busties like these? Report this Post to the Staff
JackB Pillar of the Community United States 1064 Posts	Posted 08/18/2011 4:57 pm I like the VG-8, it's a beautiful coin. Will be interested in seeing what it goes for... Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 08/18/2011 5:04 pm I would expect it to go for $50 or so considering the damage on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/19/2011 01:32 am Hey Moe, you might want to check these other two busts out for CBHs: https://goccf.com/t/96046 For any other interested parties please put your comments regarding the newly listed 1833 and 1838 Bust halves in the thread ID 96046 and NOT in the original thread dedicated to the 1809 Bust half. I just wanted to put a reference to the newly listed 1833 and 1838 Bust halves in the 1809 Bust half thread since many helpful comments about Bust halves were stated there. Thanks, mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 08/23/2011 07:00 am VG scratched Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 08/23/2011 08:04 am I got it for $ 50. mdpmedia Report this Post to the Staff
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