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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 26026631, member: 105571"]Missed seeing you this year [USER=112428]@bikergeek[/USER].  Yes, the half dimes were CB, not LS.  They are 1832 LM-10.2 PCGS G-06 R-6 from Brad Karoleff and 1830 LM-5 PCGS F-12 R-6 from Chris Matthews.  I also picked up the elusive 1835 LM-5.1 PCGS XF Details/Cleaned but a decent looking coin.  As you know, this marriage has an official R-3 rarity but there's been talk recently that it might be an R-5.  Anyway, got it cheap. Also picked up 1832 LM-2, NGC AU-58, a nice toned upgrade to the XF-45 in the set.  And finally, 1833 LM-3.2 NGC MS-64 R-2.  Didn't have this one and it's a pretty toned coin.  Did not get this one cheap despite negotiating a better price. A pretty good bust half dime show overall.  Dealers told me bust halves were flying out of the cases. I was also looking for colonial and pre-federal coinage and except for NJs and CTs, there was a very noticeable dearth of material on the bourse floor. And couldn't find but one high-end (65 or better with great strike and great surfaces) Flying Eagle cent but the dealer and I couldn't see eye-to-eye.  This is one of those coins I am unwilling to buy at auction from photos. Spent some time with Mike of [USER=20480]@ToughCOINS[/USER] who I'd not previously met.  Very nice and knowledgeable.[/QUOTE]