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Message:: [QUOTE="chip, post: 929973, member: 19122"]Some people like to collect capped bust halves by overton varieties, (there are hundreds) to tell if yours is a rare variety you should post a picture where some of the tells can be read from the photos. The rarest overton variety for 1833 is an 0-111 which is not real super rare but somewhat rare. Some people like to collect overdates on the capped bust half dollars, if you look at the date with a magnifying glass you might be able to tell if there seems to be the remnants of another number underneath, I do not think that 1833 had any overdates tho. Many collectors like to collect coins with original surfaces, that means that the coin has not been cleaned, polished or dipped, you need better pictures to tell that. Some collectors like colorfully toned coins, yours looks like it may have some rose hues within it, you can see that for yourself by looking at the coin at various angles. People who specialize in these coins and have a certain number of varieties of them have a club that they can join, called "The Bust Half Nuts", also some like these early designs and they have a club called the John Reich collectors, named after the chief engraver at the mint. I am just ticking these off from memory so some more experienced collector might have better information.[/QUOTE]