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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26679885, member: 10461"]As I suspect you know but mistyped, that is a Reeded Edge <b><i>Capped</i></b> Bust half. The <i>Draped</i> Bust half ended in 1807.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you have a handsome coin there. For the details assessment, I personally would put it around VF35 details- right on the cusp of XF40. What [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] said about the photos might warrant some caution, but I'm reasonably optimistic here. Yes, it is possible that this coin was cleaned, but how it looks in hand and whether or not any old cleaning is "market acceptable" is the main question.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are a nice type, and I think you potentially have a nice coin there, although I don't know what you paid. And if it <i>did</i> turn out to have an old cleaning, hopefully that was relatively light and gentle. You're getting it for a 7070 set and not trying to get a straight grade from a TPG here, so I think you could have a keeper. Looks like a good coin for a 7070, if you ask me.</p><p><br /></p><p>That's one of the tougher holes to fill in a 7070, too. COINgratulations.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26679885, member: 10461"]As I suspect you know but mistyped, that is a Reeded Edge [B][I]Capped[/I][/B] Bust half. The [I]Draped[/I] Bust half ended in 1807. I think you have a handsome coin there. For the details assessment, I personally would put it around VF35 details- right on the cusp of XF40. What [USER=19165]@physics-fan3.14[/USER] said about the photos might warrant some caution, but I'm reasonably optimistic here. Yes, it is possible that this coin was cleaned, but how it looks in hand and whether or not any old cleaning is "market acceptable" is the main question. These are a nice type, and I think you potentially have a nice coin there, although I don't know what you paid. And if it [I]did[/I] turn out to have an old cleaning, hopefully that was relatively light and gentle. You're getting it for a 7070 set and not trying to get a straight grade from a TPG here, so I think you could have a keeper. Looks like a good coin for a 7070, if you ask me. That's one of the tougher holes to fill in a 7070, too. COINgratulations.[/QUOTE]
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