Very nice - looks like O-119 or O-120. The die sinking was extreme on this coin. My local shop had 4 or 5 of these the last time I was there. One of them looked just like this coin. I settled for an 1807 CBH - of course the common one. I wish I could have bought all of them. They just bought a set of bust halves - there must have been a hundred of them. I have to see what varieties I need and visit them again. Love the bust halves.
I don't do bust stuf, I'm a seated guy, but something about this one just called to me. is it worth getting attributed for it's overton # you think?
I like this coin. I have a couple seated liberty's myself. mainly dimes though. Regardless Its on you whther to grade but its s nice pickup, ide strike is exceptional on this coin. I like it alot, especially the color. I would grade it for that toning... IMO
O-119. This obverse was used in something like 6 different marriages. I think O-118 is similar, but this coin has the bulged die from O-119 and the location and placement of AM are right. O-120 is also fairly similar; the others aren't close.
Congratulations, Russ ! A man after my own heart - gotta love that early Federal period stuff. For those that love the Draped Bust design - and who doesn't ? - the best values are Half Cent (copper) and Half Dollar (silver). The 50c are surprisingly affordable, especially when compared to other silver denominations. They minted a heckuva lot of halves. A recent JRCS journal estimated DB 50c survival rates at ~2%, maybe a little less. I'm told Draped Bust 50c such as yours are how we paid for the Louisiana Purchase ! I'm sure they threw down some S$1s and some gold as well, but apparently the halves were a major part of the financing.
It depends on the rarity. If the "R" factor is high enough to command a significant premium, then it's probably worth it. Realize that's $24 and an extra week at PCGS... :rolling:
In my own opinion I do not think it is worth the addition fees to get the overton number listed on it. I believe the O-119 and O-120 were listed as R-3's. Peronally I think the rarity ratings are off for the bust halves. In this case I do not see the rarity rating really drawing an additional premium for the coin. As a matter of fact the few I have had graded I did not bother with the fees to get the overton number added.
This is commonplace, even among specialists. I recommend putting a little sticker on it (front or back) to identify O-number for convenience sake. You don't really need the weight of a TPG's testimony, just an accurate attribution. Anyone shopping by die variety will verify it for themselves. Believe me... they won't trust a TPG's attribution when buying.
Standard cataloging procedure here at Heritage is to always reattribute any coin that requires a die variety attribution. 900fine is right in that specialists are going to do the job themselves regardless.
