Beautiful 1823 Bust Half for 5x...

Can anyone tell me why this went for 5x FMV? Is this entirely a toning premium? Is it a variety of some sort coupled with beautiful toning? (I don't know much about bust halves.) Do you think someone bought it thinking it might upgrade? It appears to have some rub in the photos. Or was there just a bidding war?

http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1151&Lot_No=10766&Lot_Id_No=101080

 

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1. It's Heritage, and boy I've seen insane prices fetched from their!
2. It certainly does have the classic circular blue toning!
I think the person is just throwing it out there, and who knows a lot of people on Heritage have more money than G0D and don't really care. I just witness a 2010 PR70 penny go for over 400 something bucks! So who knows??? I know if I play it right and show restraint I will get the same penny for 35!

 

I don't know about you guys but I got burned on my first and only purchase off of Heritage. PVC damage

 

Looks like an 1823 O-106. Not sure why it went so high.

 

if it is a 106, then not the condition census.

unless two bidders id'd it as another Overton.

 

Well it is not 113(R-7), 109(R-5) or 102(R-4). So I am not sure what drove the prices - it is nice, but I don't think an extra 3k(there abouts) nice.