I bought my first bust half dollar in 1971. Expecting my latest one to arrive in today's mail. Something tells me I'm hooked.
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For the same reason TV ads all use words like "new" or "improved"...they work.
Strong VF to weak XF but worth XF+ money.
50 to 53, but worth more money than that.
I like. Send her my way.
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The blank planchets were first run through a Castaing machine that upset the rims and applied the edge letters from two parallel bar dies, one...
So where is the "fraud"? He sold you exactly what he claimed he was selling--a raw 1895-O Morgan dollar. Nowhere does he claim that it would...
Nice looking O-104. Although I personally don't like luster breaks in the fields on an AU coin this is the kind of XF that currently is almost...
45 to 50 but I'm sorry to say that this one is the first in your set that I wouldn't be particularly interested in owning. Based on the pics, at...
I don't handle them any longer than it takes to get rid of them.
What do you know??? A TPG grade that I actually agree with (although I also agree with other posters that it would grade higher today). The...
Those are "double profile" or machine doubling which is fairly common. Truely double struck coins are much less common.
I only know that in nearly half a century of specializing in CBHs I've only seen a couple of hands full. I remember that Russ Logan had 6 or 7...
Nice!!! Double strike busties are RARE!
Not with this series. They are ALL struck without benefit of a collar.
53 and a nice R-4 die marriage to boot.
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