No, no one around here would ever collect such coins. Stay away!!!
For the price of a normal 1812. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
It does (assuming you meant "pedigree"), and Tom Powell's collection was very well known in the bust half community.
That's the way the eye is supposed to look. The problem is that most are not as well struck as this one so people aren't used to seeing such...
Reasonably nice VG Small Date, Small Letters O-116. Quite possibly the most common die marriage for the year.
I've always loved the A&R type. Here's her big sister. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm not Baseball, but the answer is both. The older holders don't come close to measuring up to the newest ones.
No real reason to update to the 5th. There's not enough new material to be worth it. The only real difference is Al Overton's son-in-law...
Nice 27s...your O-126 looks a lot nicer than mine. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and here's my O-146 to go along with yours. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Roger Dodger you old codger!
Overton 108 better known as the "Pincher 8"...one of the most easily recognizable varieties in the series because of the 8's.
The fact that so many people told me not to--that they were "impossible" to authenticate because there were so many DMs. Don't EVER tell me I...
There are 453 capped bust dms... a complete set has only been done 3 times. Since there are only a couple of 1829 O-120s known to exist the total...
I promised myself that I wouldn't buy any more unnecessary 1827's until I reach the magic 100 DM mark needed for Bust Half Nut Club statis. This...
No shame...your bills are paid...food is in the kitchen...the kids have shoes. Buy away. Nice choice, too.
There are numerous mistakes in ALL the editions. Some of them got corrected in later editions, but many did not--along with new mistakes. A...
That's the "Bible" for bust half dollar collectors. A few other books you might be interested in on the topic... Bust Half Fever 1807 - 1836...
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Cool...just seemed weird that if someone were going to release a hoard at one time he wouldn't use a specialty dealer. Like I said, I wasn't...
I've never dealt with the seller, but after pursuing bust halves for nearly half a century it would be unusual that a dealer I had never heard of...
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