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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3236938, member: 10461&quot;]Around the millennium, having completed the Dansco 7070 type set, I decided to slab my collection and expand beyond the 7070 parameters into a 1798-2000 nongold type set (slabbed). </p><p><br /></p><p>This meant I had to add the Draped Bust silver coins.&nbsp; The DB dollar was challenging, but the toughest coin for me to find by far was the Draped Bust half dime.&nbsp; I was shooting for a minimum grade of Fine, with problem-free slabworthy coins (no net or &quot;details&quot; grades).</p><p><br /></p><p>In the end, with my budget being what it was, I had to compromise a little on the DB half dime and dollar.&nbsp; I ended up getting an 1800 half dime in a straight-graded ANACS G06 holder, and bought the dollar raw, which ended up in a straight-graded ANACS VG08 holder.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ANACS G06 1800 half dime I had actually had a slight bend to it, but apparently not enough for them to have net-graded it.&nbsp; (This was in the small holder ANACS era). </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, what I&#039;m getting at is how extremely difficult it was for me to find any acceptable, problem-free mid-grade Draped Bust half dimes.&nbsp; It took me months to find that G06.&nbsp; I wanted a Fine, but had to settle.&nbsp; It seemed that everything out there was either heavily damaged culls, or the other extreme - AU-MS monsters I could never hope to afford.&nbsp; There just weren&#039;t that many problem-free mid-grade pieces.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the nice, problem-free, original midrange pieces that are out there tend to go into people&#039;s collections and stay there for the rest of the collector&#039;s time in the hobby.&nbsp; Back then, anyway, the good middle-ground stuff just didn&#039;t hit the market very often.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why I&#039;m very impressed with the PCGS VF20 above.&nbsp; I know how hard it is to find nice mid-grade DB half dimes like that.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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