I have been acquiring and auctioning quite a few of these, partly spurred by John Albanese's (CAC) comments that these are great pieces in XF and above. I picked up this one at a show recently: http://www.teletrade.com/coins/lot.asp?auction=3259&lot=1382#n I'm not sure if the toning is original, but the condition seemed well within the XF range to me. Post your Bust coins! Thanks.
Nice pick up! Cool coin. Yeah, it was probably cleaned at some point. But it has been left alone for a long time and its color is certainly market acceptable. Lance.
These can be hard to find. I stopped at Guilford Coin Exchange today and there were no bust quarters on down on display, he did have some Bust dollars and halves, though.
http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/40594/1830-Capped-Bust-Half-Dime-PCGS-XF-45 http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/40595/1830-Capped-Bust-Half-Dime-PCGS-XF-40 http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/40600/1830-Capped-Bust-Dime-Small-10C-PCGS-VF-35 http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/40601/1834-Capped-Bust-Dime-Large-4-PCGS-AU-55 I bought them all raw--fortunately they all graded at PCGS.
I bought a few coins anyway. Their 1798 Bust $1 they priced at GS fine, I decided not to risk it since it wasn't certified. Great coin, but as a fellow at Heritage told me recently, many have problems so won't grade.
Lovely busties, ldhair. Owle, that would be a lettered 1836. The reeded-edge 1836's are quite scarce and very expensive. It would be fun coin to own, if you could find one and had several thousand dollars for a modest VF. Lance.
To continue wit the year 1801 where is an 1801 half and an 1801 dollar. My apologies for the poor quality of the photos. Eduard