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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bzcollektor, post: 281495, member: 3241&quot;]As an old-timey Bust Half collector from back in the day, ( I have my original 1970, revised, Overton book.), I recently posted, last month or two ago, about&nbsp; the cleanings that were done sometime in the mid last century.</p><p><br /></p><p>So many of these bust halves were cleaned somewhere between 50-70 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>You kind of have to have seen or handled these bust halves to have gotten a feel for an original vs cleaned.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;A typical original circulated&nbsp; bust half has a dull gunmetal grey field, with the higher wear points a lighter , more silvery but still dull looking look. Hard to explain, but if you go look at a few dozen at a coin show, you will soon learn what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cleaned ones look a bit shinier and &quot;just don`t quite look right&quot; once you have seen a few. The cleaned coins are maybe 30-50% of bust halves on the market.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a fan of graded Morgans, unless you are going for an MS or close Bust half, I don`t see the need for a graded circulated Bust half in the $200 range,.</p><p>If you just want one common Bust Half just to have one, then it doesn`t much matter. But if you are going to pursue the bust half series, or want to buy a better one, then you should do some homework.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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