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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1334410, member: 75105&quot;]Since I have a little bit more money to spend....I like seated halves but capped busts are a nicer looking design in my opinion. I just didn&#039;t have the money until now.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was thinking of buying a raw coin, but since so many come back from NGC as Details or Improperly Cleaned, I figured I was better off buying one that was already slabbed, meaning it&#039;s problem free.</p><p><br /></p><p>Truth is, I looked at different pictures of slabbed coins, ones that said improperly cleaned, and ones that didn&#039;t, and honestly on some I could tell no difference. </p><p><br /></p><p>So if you can&#039;t tell any difference, then I would be very hesitant to buy a raw capped bust half, because how do you know whether or not it&#039;s going to come back as improperly cleaned?</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/220871211305?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&amp;_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_2276wt_1270</a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2F220871211305%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26_trksid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649%23ht_2276wt_1270" rel="nofollow">S</a>o here is the coin, and yes you could argue that I might of overpaid for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>But to be honest, I don&#039;t feel guilty in the least bit. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose that since I buy and sell so many coins for profit, if I see a coin I like, I need to <i>forget</i> about overpaying for it, but of course there would be a boundary of how much to overpay.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now here is my point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a capped bust half that is improperly cleaned according to NGC.</p><p><img src="http://72.14.177.155/DSScoin/images//MARK/9.30.2011/LIHALVESANDCENTS//J046.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Here is the one that I bought, that is not improperly cleaned according to NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.lowcountrycoins.com/Half-Dollars-C5/Bust-C25/1831-P730/Pics/I24948/xlarge.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Can you tell the difference? I can&#039;t. I don&#039;t see anything different with the 1st coin that says it&#039;s been cleaned.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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