Holy crap on that gold piece!!! MS 64? Or is that rub in the fields and it graded something like 58? The bust dime looks mint state to me (64 or 65). I think I would like to see other coins in your collection.
Think I'll go 58 on the dime. As for half eagle - a lot of adjustment marks, top to bottom on the bust, and those to me should impact the grade as much as anything else. But it's the reverse that bothers me. That streak (of whatever it is) down through the shield and across the talon and arrows - I'm not quite sure what that is. Almost looks like something was rubbed, hard, down across the coin. I'll have to withhold judgement on that one.
OMG, the 1805 is my dream coin!!! I'm with Mike on this one, 58 or 64. It doesn't even matter, I love it. What dime??
Thanks. The 1805 grades MS62 and is CAC'd. I was eyeing a few MS63's and MS64's but I am having a dealer select them for me. There were a great selection of half eagles this FUN auction. The dime is MS64 and CAC'd also, and I picked it up just for fun, sorry Mark - but as you know the picture does it no justice either Leadfoot, check the links in my sig to see my coins. This year there will be some beauties coming up in the early gold, and upgrading all my gold to proofs. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Thanks again for the comments.
Here are item descriptions, per HA: 1805 $5 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Breen-6444, BD-3, High R.5. A moderate mintage of 33,183 Capped Bust Right half eagles was achieved in 1805, with five different die marriages known to collectors today. The coin offered here is an example of the rare BD-3 variety, characterized by the imperfect 1 in the date, star 1 distant from the bust, and star 9 close to Y in LIBERTY. John Dannreuther estimates an initial mintage of 2,000-3,000 pieces for BD-3, with a surviving population of 35-45 examples. The present coin is an attractive example, with noticeably prooflike fields. Heavy clash marks can be seen in the right reverse field, with some adjustment marks in the center obverse. Sharply struck, with exquisite detail on the central devices, and only slight weakness on the peripheral stars. A few scattered field marks prevent an even higher grade. 1834 10C Large 4 MS64 PCGS. CAC. JR-5, R.1. The 4 in the date shows the crossbar partially broken off, with a sharp pointed fragment still visible. On the reverse, the last A in AMERICA is joined to the C and to the arrowhead. The lustrous surfaces of this near-Gem display splashes of forest-green and lavender, more extensive and deeper on the obverse. This sharply struck piece has been well cared for.
Traz, That's quite a collection....and the fact that Mr. Feld was the underbidder on the dime (along with his comments) suggests the coin is quite attractive too. Would you please do me a favor and address the issue raised by GDJMSP above concerning the streaklike feature on the reverse of the 1805. Thanks for sharing - and please do so more often. Take care...Mike
There is minor rub on the reverse, the slab is in bad shape. It will be sent out to PCGS to get reholdered and reimaged - will post the image when it gets back.
If that "streak" is on the slab, and it appears it is, then a 62 is an accurate grade IMO. And had it not been for the adjustment marks I don't doubt it would have graded higher.
Yeah, I think they are for all of us. But when you blow those pics up to their full size and see all of those adjustment marks from the top of the cap clear to the bottom of the bust, that makes it a little easier.
