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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Catbert, post: 363585, member: 12718&quot;]I took 6 hours to drive to Chicago to attend the Central States show.&nbsp; With 300 dealers, this was twice the size of the largest show I had attended.&nbsp; I enjoyed watching the Heritage auctions and reviewing the auction inventory beforehand - a great opportunity to see lots of types in various conditions.&nbsp; I also sat in on the Liberty Seated club meeting and, of course, roamed the bourse.&nbsp; A great educational experience.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My objective was to acquire a Draped Bust large cent with good hair detail.&nbsp; So, I gave a priority to the copper specialists and visited the tables of Chris McCawley, Tom Reynolds, and Doug Bird.&nbsp; My first purchase was from Chris (sorry about the lousy pics, the plastic does make it difficult to photograph).&nbsp; Can you guess the grade (PCGS slabbed)?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/CentralStates4-08013.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/CentralStates4-08012.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then, I toured the bourse looking for a nice 2 cent piece and found one with beautiful toning (the pictures really don&#039;t do the coin justice - there are some great blue tones especially on the reverse center around the 2) from Mark Alberici.&nbsp; Guess the grade (PCGS slabbed)(the obverse picture does not show the shield detail - sorry - assume the obverse has the same detail as the reverse)?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/1822%20Coronet%20Cent/1865%20Two%20Cent/CentralStates4-08019.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/1822%20Coronet%20Cent/1865%20Two%20Cent/CentralStates4-08025.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Lastly, I returned to the copper specialists and visited Doug Bird&#039;s table once again for a raw Coronet large cent (it is a N-3 and has a slight reverse rotation - anyone know variety?).&nbsp; I&#039;m curious whether you think it will slab (note the reverse planchet flake/pit)? How would you grade?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/1822%20Coronet%20Cent/CentralStates4-08035.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/1822%20Coronet%20Cent/CentralStates4-08039.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh297/IndianaCatbert/1803%20Draped%20Bust%20Cent/1822%20Coronet%20Cent/CentralStates4-08040.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, I&#039;m now broke and must rebuild a bankroll.&nbsp; In the LONG meantime, I&#039;ll practice my photography!&nbsp; I&#039;ll reveal the first two slabbed grades later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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