GtG poll: Capped Bust half, 1834 (large date, small letters)

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I'll wait until 25+ votes or so have been cast before I post the slab image later.

 

FWIW, I myself voted 53, at least on details alone, pretending I was seeing the coin for the first time and didn't know the slab grade.

We don't have 25 poll votes yet so I'll wait a bit longer to post the actual plastic grade or details (which may or may not be AU53). Maybe later tonight.

This coin is coming my way in an even swap for one of the non-US coins in my "Eclectic Box" collection. I have been looking for an AU Bust half for a while. This one is whiter than I wanted - I was after an AU50-55 with subtle pastel toning - but since this was offered as a swap I decided that it might just work for me, due to its positive attributes.

More on these thought processes later.

I have yet to see it in hand. Hope there's more luster when I see it then.

I do think it was likely dipped but is market-acceptable. The pictures might be just a tad "hot" (i.e., slightly overexposed).

 

Now it's time for the reveal.

Spoiler: Click here to see the slab picture, but only AFTER you've voted above!

And here's the "shadowbox" image, to ready the coin for inclusion in my "Eclectic Box". I'll probably "flip" it later, but in the meantime, it's welcome in my collection for a little while.



Thanks as ever before for the digital wizardry of @Deacon Ray, who not only did the "shadowbox" template for me, but also edited out the slab prongs from the image. (I didn't even ask him to do that, since I object less to PCGS's discreet, clear prongs as opposed to NGC's more intrusive white ones that stick out over the coins more.)

 

As I understand it (and I'm no photographer by any means), "overexposed" refers to something that's too brightly lit, if I've got the term right.

 

BTW, below is the coin which I just swapped for this Bust half in the OP. Normally this nice Mint State 1723 British shilling would appeal to me more than the Bust half. Still does, in many ways. But I think the swap was pretty equitable. And the Bust half, being of a popular classic US type, in PCGS plastic, with a CAC "bean", will likely be much easier to "flip" in the short term, the next time I want to swap into something different for my collection.

The recently-traded-off coin:

Great Britain: silver "South Sea Company" shilling of George I, 1723

(PCGS MS63+, formerly NGC MS64)

 

No offense taken. It was a calculated move, and from a historical and aesthetic standpoint, it does look rather misguided in some ways. I certainly wouldn't expect my "Darksider" friends to understand it (and most of the time I'd agree with them - and you.) But time will tell whether I'm "crazy like a fox" or just plain old crazy.

I still think that for the money I had tied up in the shilling, I'll find it easier to flip the Bust half. In the meantime, I'll keep it in my "Eclectic Box", as mentioned.

My trade partner also felt there was an imbalance and said he's also sending me a nice (holey) gift coin for my hat, so we'll see what that is. No matter what it is, it'll be fun. And if I lose on this deal, I'll chalk it up as tuition.