1831 B-1 PCGS XF-45 (The marks on the obverse image are on the slab; I forgot to polish them out.) 1831 B-6 PCGS XF-45 I'd appreciate if someone would do a "sanity" check for me on the Browning Numbers.
Yeh, AU-50 wouldn't have surprised me on the B-1. But then an XF-40 on the B-6 wouldn't have surprised me either. And thanks for the Browning check.
Yes, that too. When you look close, though, the symptoms of a flat strike are pretty even about the coin - hair, cap, talons, wing tops all argue equally and the clasp is full. That one's probably a tossup. Either way, two very nice coins, and I don't think a little envy is out of place here.
Capped Bust coins are a series of series. There's a series of dates, and each date has a series of varieties.
Grades aren't right on either. I hate PCGS for this series. They are all over the place. NGC is so much more reliable on these. Definitely a series to buy the coin and not the slab. Many have been net graded in this series as well. First one is an 1831 B-1 small letters (the only reverse with berries). Not the best pic of the obverse but from what I can see the coin is clearly an AU50+. That's right up to the point where it's a condition rarity for the variety, and up into the next price jump as an AU. A very nice coin. Second is an 1831 B-6 large letters XF40. It's so much harder to find problem free 1831 large letters examples in this series, compared to small letters. It's a nice find. Congrats on the pickups.
