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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3553816, member: 10461"]With Draped Bust coinage, finding that happy middle ground can be difficult. On the low end, the majority have issues; often <i>extreme</i> issues. Maybe if you're lucky, you can find an "honest wear" example in Fair to AG. Even G-VG is tough without problems. Then on the high end, who among us can afford AU-MS Draped Bust silver? Not many. Even XF is out of my league.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "sweet spot" for the everyman collector- those nice original F-VF coins in that happy middle ground- often get snapped up in private transactions before ever making it out onto the open market, and if they are nice enough, there they stay, often for the rest of that collector's life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, there are <i>some</i> out there, but it's tough finding the right ones. I had this problem especially with the 1800-05 Draped half dime type about 17 years ago. I eventually settled for an ANACS G06 that was slightly bent but not net-graded. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice colorful tribe of BN IHC![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3553816, member: 10461"]With Draped Bust coinage, finding that happy middle ground can be difficult. On the low end, the majority have issues; often [I]extreme[/I] issues. Maybe if you're lucky, you can find an "honest wear" example in Fair to AG. Even G-VG is tough without problems. Then on the high end, who among us can afford AU-MS Draped Bust silver? Not many. Even XF is out of my league. The "sweet spot" for the everyman collector- those nice original F-VF coins in that happy middle ground- often get snapped up in private transactions before ever making it out onto the open market, and if they are nice enough, there they stay, often for the rest of that collector's life. Sure, there are [I]some[/I] out there, but it's tough finding the right ones. I had this problem especially with the 1800-05 Draped half dime type about 17 years ago. I eventually settled for an ANACS G06 that was slightly bent but not net-graded. Nice colorful tribe of BN IHC![/QUOTE]
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