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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6595418, member: 10461"]I would say VG10 details, personally, to be conservative, but right on the cusp of F12, so I wouldn't quibble with [USER=75914]@thomas mozzillo[/USER]'s assessment much. It's pretty close. The small scratches on Liberty's throat might make it a "details" graded coin if it were submitted for professional grading (I wouldn't bother), but as problems go, I don't think that's too heinous. It probably had an old cleaning at one point but that is par for the course for a lot of these, and this one has retoned acceptably in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to value, <a href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=bsthlv&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=14514800&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=bsthlv&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=14514800&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=" rel="nofollow">Numismedia</a> puts a common die variety, problem-free 1834 at $68 in VG8 and $81 in F12, from a general retail standpoint. Realistically, I'd put it around $50-65 as-is, unless it turns out to be a scarcer Overton variety. (You'll need a specialist opinion on that- I'm out of my depth there.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Hey, it's a Bust half, after all. They're <i>all </i>nice to have, regardless of the grade. And while not <i>perfect</i>, this one ain't bad, either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 6595418, member: 10461"]I would say VG10 details, personally, to be conservative, but right on the cusp of F12, so I wouldn't quibble with [USER=75914]@thomas mozzillo[/USER]'s assessment much. It's pretty close. The small scratches on Liberty's throat might make it a "details" graded coin if it were submitted for professional grading (I wouldn't bother), but as problems go, I don't think that's too heinous. It probably had an old cleaning at one point but that is par for the course for a lot of these, and this one has retoned acceptably in my opinion. As to value, [URL='http://www.numismedia.com/rarecoinprices/cgi/coinprice.cgi?script=bsthlv&searchtype=any&searchtext=fmv&search=any&nmcode=14514800&guide=prices&guide2=pricesms&proof=&plus=']Numismedia[/URL] puts a common die variety, problem-free 1834 at $68 in VG8 and $81 in F12, from a general retail standpoint. Realistically, I'd put it around $50-65 as-is, unless it turns out to be a scarcer Overton variety. (You'll need a specialist opinion on that- I'm out of my depth there.) Hey, it's a Bust half, after all. They're [I]all [/I]nice to have, regardless of the grade. And while not [I]perfect[/I], this one ain't bad, either.[/QUOTE]
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