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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 1972516, member: 57463&quot;]I hate to burst your bubble, but I have to concur with Sparrow on this.&nbsp; Acetone will remove the green goo without damaging the artificial toning.&nbsp; Unless there is some reasonable explanation, like these were all in the same Wayte Raymond folder for 70 years, then these were colored recently perhaps to hide problems, perhaps to make over-cleaned coins look more presentable.&nbsp; With Busties, you get that over-cleaning. In 100 years of collecting, it is unavoidable.&nbsp; In the old Boy Scout Handbook, c. 1940 or maybe even later, they recommended &quot;brightening&quot; coins with a pencil eraser.&nbsp; So, we have them all with us today...</p><p><br /></p><p>Buy the book before you buy the coins.&nbsp; Overton has long been superseded by</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://a94000.eos-intl.net/A94000/OPAC/Search/SimpleSearch.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://a94000.eos-intl.net/A94000/OPAC/Search/SimpleSearch.aspx" rel="nofollow">The ultimate guide to attributing bust half dollars. *</a></p><p>Author Peterson, Glenn R.</p><p>Publisher:Rocky River, Money Tree Press, 2004.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://a94000.eos-intl.net/A94000/OPAC/Search/SimpleSearch.aspx?TaskCode=303712&amp;TitleListPageSize=20&amp;SavedSearch=true" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://a94000.eos-intl.net/A94000/OPAC/Search/SimpleSearch.aspx?TaskCode=303712&amp;TitleListPageSize=20&amp;SavedSearch=true" rel="nofollow">Bust half fever, 1807-1836. *</a></p><p>Author:Souders, Edgar E., 1951-</p><p>Publisher:Rocky River, Money Tree Press, 1995.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have these and others, but we just moved so, they are in the garage in boxes. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are going to put money into these coins, you need the books and find some other support.&nbsp; If nothing else, join the ANA and you can borrow books from their library.&nbsp; Also, you can check out that dealer to see if he is ANA member; because really, it is not good form to sell expensive problems to new collectors.&nbsp; I take it that the 1829 is in a certified holder like PCGS or NGC?&nbsp; The others are raw?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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