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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26733676, member: 10461&quot;]Good morning. It is Tuesday, March 3rd, so now we move into the half dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our type today is the <b>Capped Bust half dollar, Lettered Edge (1807-1836)</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>love</i> Bust halves- in almost any condition. Who <i>doesn&#039;t</i> love a Bust half? (Crazy people, that&#039;s who!) <img src="https://forums.collectors.com/resources/emoji/wink.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the one from my current collection, which I bought from <a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/drddm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/drddm" rel="nofollow">@drddm</a> on the Collectors Universe Buy/Sell/Trade forum back in March of 2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/56/x38vhtioymeh.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/90/pun55m6z0gea.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/ie/8kjahpqwgdy9.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Though the coin above is a 15-point downgrade from my previous &quot;best of type&quot;, I like the XF40 coin above more than the AU55 CAC (below) that I used to have, because of its subtle iridescent toning and the fact that it is an earlier date. Below is the previous coin (the AU55). I liked it OK, but it was just a little too white/dipped-looking for my taste, so I swapped it off. One day perhaps I will have a nicely toned AU. I don&#039;t know if a Mint State coin will ever be in the cards for me, due to budgetary limitations.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/4d/a5llqcuur3cs.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/91/ov7nasugv3zb.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I might as well also show the &quot;holey&quot; example from my holed 19th century type set. It is O-112, R3, I&#039;m told. I like that it has CircCam contrast.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/0j/70xrol8mul3x.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/k5/znikrxlw2wzk.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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