Finally came thru with the mail - here they are and as always all comments are welcome. 3 good additions to the collection. Gonna do big pictures just cause I can.
Very Nice indeed Mark.. I am sure that you already know the Overton numbers on the halves so I won't bother. I like that 22. sharp coin it is. The V nickel is nice as well, but.. I am more a bust man.. : )
Aren't we all - well at least me also. I have not confirmed the overton numbers on them just yet. I will try to do it now. I did include what they were bought under and what I agreed with, but I have not confirmed it yet. Off I go - now where is that beastie of a book.
I make the 1822 to be an O-106 or O-106a, can't see if there are die cracks clearly in the pics, the 1830 I believe is an O-101. Two beautiful coins IMO. The nickel has a great strike.
Help me here... I'm trying to learn more about bust halves. On the 1830, why do the points of the stars closest to the rim appear to be stretched outward, and why are the denticles on the obverse weak or non-exsistent? Just wear? The image appears well defined, so I don't think the denticles would be worn smooth.
The stars stretch out because of die wear over time- the metal flows outward and elongates the star tips. Wear will also obliterate the denticles over time too.
Thanks for that info... I really want to concentrate on bust halves, but before I do anymore buying (my last purchase was proven to have been "tooled") I need to learn all I can.
Jim, go to coinzip.com. its a forum, but the specialty of the forum is Bust Halves. Most of the gang who are in the Nut Club hang out there and they love helping with questions. Also there are few books that are a must for BHD collectors. Bust Half Fever by Edgar E. Souders, The Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Half Dollars by Dr. Peterson both are frequent visitors to coinzip as well.
Mark, very nice bust halves. They seem quite original both of them. And you are right, you can take pictures! (I wish i could find them more often over here those bust halves. When i do, i am afraid to buy them because of the fear of fakes..... I remember Bonedigger (i think it was him) pointed out that some specific dates of the type tended to be more counterfeited than others. If i remember it was primarily the later dates). Nice coins! Eduard
Cybershot H50 is the camera I used. I found that putting the coin about 1 foot away from the lens, zooming to 3.0(no more), use a natural light and then click away. In this case I took the cover off the light - I saw where someone else did this and they had really good pictures. Now the funny thing is I found that after I zoom the picture can be fuzzy, but by holding the picture button it will focus just fine. I also found if I put the camera any closer to the coin the light gets blocked. So far I think these are some of the best pictures I have taken. Yes - they are a O-106 for 1822 and O-101 for the 1830. Thanks for all the comments.
