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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2630950, member: 78244&quot;]I had recently walked into a coin shop and saw a very nice, original 1809 Half Dollar that I&#039;d grade VF-20 (dealer said F-15+). When asked how much he wanted, he said $200. I was hesitant to agree to that, so I passed and did some research on eBay. Turns out that the same coin in the same grade was selling consistently in the $90-130 range, much less than I had expected. So I did some exploring, and I found I could get an even nicer 1808 for about the same price. I have been wanting an 1807 or 1808 half dollar for a while due to the scrawny eagle on the reverse, and the coin overall has a cruder look reflective of the turbulent early days of the US mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I found this one. She has some marks, a rim bump, and a few light scratches, but I felt she looked quite nice. There was a lot of detail in the eagle, which was a &quot;must.&quot; The obverse detail (or rather the lack of it) was interesting to me as it was a a nice example of the strike problems that plagued the earlt capped bust halves. I had also been wanting a CBH that required grading from the reverse, and this one fit the bill. Lastly, my only CBH I own is certified (I don&#039;t feel safe cracking that beauty out), so there was an ugly hole in my type set even though I had the type. So, that pushed me overboard into buying this coin as it would be filling a hole (literally) as well as adding a sub-type to my collection (still need an 1825 to complete the trifecta). And the best part? She was only $100. <img src="http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/images/icon_smile_cool.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now enough reading. Here&#039;s my coin. I felt I would get a consensus of VF details in the grading forum, so I posted her here instead. I also have her at O-108 (R-3). Correct me if I&#039;m wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]578944[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]578945[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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