In my opinion only I would rank the 1884 with coin 2 the best and then coin 1. Both of those look problem free. On the 1889 I would pick coin 2...
Nice coins.
Looks like rounded bust and no-l. Still a good find.
Nice finds. Not sure if I understood your last question, but there are 3 vareities 1864. One is copper nickel and 2 are bronze(1864 L and 1864...
Good finds.
Just one of the coins I have and like.
Looks like a O-113 - http://coinzip.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=1819b&action=display&thread=1543.
Looks nice.
Ditto.
Well all the cac sticker means is that the coin is acurately graded or supposedly choice for the grade. The 22's are hard to grade so I can't...
See if this link works. This is a list of the PCGS registry type sets - with and without gold. You can pick one and modify it to suit your needs.
Two ways to handle - The first is to just ignore him or just say sorry not what I am looking for. This way you have the option just in case they...
At least now when you early bust coinage you can see the lettered edge. So far I like it.
12 hours!!! Oh man I am not sure I can wait that long....is it chraged yet....is it charged yet... just like my 7 yr nephew waiting for...
Very nice Jim!
Are you talking about the slight pitting around the cleaned areas? It is easy to see the cleaning, but not sure what you refer to as the corrosion...
The half was from E-bay, but the rest came from my local coin store - finally the coin store got in some books. :) Love the darkness of the half...
I always recommend checking heritage - compare your coin to the auction coin. So search for the date and variety - that should give you a feel...
Hmmm, recurring theme - 4 replies and 3 say buy the book. I know Ben would recommend the book also - Bust halves are fun to collect.
I like the looks of the bust coinage - halves are not all that I collect. Plus the history that goes along with the coins. I also like all the...
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