GTG 1814 Bust Half Dollar (O-108a) E/A

I like this game! This is my first BHD. When I saw the die breaks and CLASHING, I had to bring her home.

 

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Great variety, one of my favorites.

XF-45

 

That's technically an xf40, but NGC and PCGS are usually complete dopes about this die state, often mistaking the flat eagle for extreme wear. The fact is, these don't have a complete eagle even in MS. I'm betting they called this a VF30.

 

cool coin, I'll guess 40

 

XF-40

 

Nice Half.

 

That flat eagle is really a bummer on an otherwise nice busty. I'm in the 40 camp, too, but also wouldn't be surprised to see it come back lower. If it were mine, I wouldn't take VF money for it, though.

Steve

 

Very neat coin!!!! , I like the C clash above the cap, especially...
Vf35

 

Nice pick up and variety , I especially like the color of the coin .

 

VF-35 , nice half !!!!! Watch it they're addicting . I know I caught it from Frank and Ben and Mark !!!!!

 

1814 was not your best year if you were a Bust Half die pair.

The hair detail on the obverse, and the talons on the reverse, ought to perk up the ears of even a non-expert if they're observant enough. The eagle's head and upper wings are a "one of these things is not like the other" moment by comparison. I could see this one in an XF40 slab.

 

I see this one xf 40

 

I am thinking PCGS(or NGC) called it VF-35. Nice pickup with great clashing and die cracks.

 

And the grade is?

 

I'll let this run until noon tomorrow... Love seeing every ones knowledge and guesses.

 

I'll go VF35. Beautiful coin, especially with all the clashes!

 

Looks like a 40 to me too. Great patina and the clashes and die breaks attest to the need to stretch resources to the max and the frantic pace of work at the Old Mint. I find the flaws in these old pieces captivating.

 

Some of you are right on!

Anyone think it's crack out (upgrade) potential?

 

See C-B-D's comment above. It'd be a crapshoot. Bustie collectors know their stuff, anyway. You can expect your audience (should you desire to sell) to be much better-educated than the norm, and capable of grading for themselves.

Anyway, the slab itself is a value-adder to some, regardless of the grade.

 

Maybe. But I'd leave it in that old ANA holder. Even the Overton variety is on the label. What else do you want? (Yeah, a label calling it a 35, I know