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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NBtarheel_33, post: 739877, member: 21634&quot;]Thanks Bobbeth!&nbsp; I love these coins - they are beautiful and represent a piece of a very interesting time in American history.&nbsp; If only Liberty could tell us who she has met and where she has been in the past 181 years!&nbsp; Just as they have brought the St. Gaudens design back for a reprisal, I wouldn&#039;t mind seeing this design again on a modern coin or two.&nbsp; Of course, they wouldn&#039;t have the same charm, as they&#039;d be digitally struck by a precision machine, rather than by good old-fashioned *horse*power.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lugia - do you mean it looks like the coin has been cleaned or otherwise roughed up?&nbsp; That is always a concern of mine when I look at Busties on eBay, and as such, I try to buy only from reasonably-reputable-looking dealers with four- or five-figure amounts of feedback (as was the case with this dealer).&nbsp; And then there are many of these coins that were cleaned perhaps 50 or 100 years ago, yet have recovered their original look more-or-less over time.&nbsp; Many of the eBay Busties also seem to have gouges, scratches, or holes which eliminate them from my consideration right off the bat.&nbsp; For the price I paid, I wouldn&#039;t cry if this coin turned out to be XF-40 or 45.&nbsp; If it is AU or higher, I made out like a bandit <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m trying to build a set by year (not even thinking about Overton numbers or varieties yet, though I think that this will follow down the road, as this feels like &quot;my&quot; series).&nbsp; There seem to be quite a few nice examples of these coins still out there in the VF-XF range that are within reach pricewise, though the earlier issues get a little steeper.&nbsp; It helps to be buying in a recession, of course.&nbsp; My first Bustie was an 1832 Large Letters Reverse that I picked up probably 12 or 13 years ago.&nbsp; It&#039;s in VF-XF range (call it VF-30), and I paid the grand sum of $32 for it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Part of me wants to send them off to be slabbed, if only to be &quot;sure&quot; of the grade, but then the other part of me likes being able to hold them in my hand![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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