Well, admittedly, I didn't go into the purchase planning on losing money.:rolleyes:
I detest all shades of yellow...I once bought the yellow house across the street from me just so that I could paint it and thereby not have to...
The 5 is just fine. It is supposed to look like that. The reason(s) that it probably wouldn't straight grade are the cleaning and/or rim dings
Any coin not made of gold. NO coin--regardless of the design--can overcome the intrinsic ugliness of that baby crap colored metal.
Really love the obverse stars on this 1822 which arrived in yesterday's mail. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Shows off a little more color.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You see such a coin let me know. It just might bring a little more than $120. In fact, I can pretty well guarantee it.;)
It's in the new acquisitions thread, but I'm happy to post it again. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
All I can say is that I bought a mint state bust half for under $1000 last week. The last time I did that was in the early 1980s. I'm a happy...
Just stay away from my '27s. [ATTACH]
Nice coin. I like the draped busts almost as much as the capped. (Admittedly, most people seem to like the draped bust design even more.) Sure...
On general principles, don't depend on die cracks to authentic DMS (or die clashes either, FTM). Use the standard pickup points, T/I, edge of...
Batting 1000
Please forgive what may be a dumb question, but isn't 1853 awfully late for a city view coin? Most that I have seen have been late 17th century...
It is. The others are 1810 O-101a R1 1813 O-103 R-1 1823 O-103 R-2 Sorry for the attributions--it's part of the sickness. I HAVE to do it.
Just in case anyone thought my bustchasing days were through when they saw the seated I posted above...this arrived in today's mail. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not an 1827...not even a bustie...but I just picked this one up in the current Stack's auction. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What the doggy said.
United States Early Half Dollar Varieties by Al Overton (edited by Donald Parsley) The R-ratings refer to the number of known examples of each die...
Yes, 134 and better struck than most examples that I've seen considering that this was the second marriage for each die.
Another 1827. I swear I don't really have a problem.:rolleyes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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