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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4590062, member: 10461&quot;]That was my exact buying rationale.&nbsp; I usually can&#039;t <i>afford</i> higher grades, though I could have gotten a somewhat higher graded one in the 1830s this time around.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t want to, though, preferring instead to get a nice original grey VF from the &#039;teens instead.&nbsp; I find it more interesting/appealing than even an XF45-AU50 1830s coin would be.</p><p><br /></p><p>To date, the highest grade Bust half I have owned was this PCGS AU55 CAC.&nbsp; It was just a <i>tad</i> &quot;too white&quot; for me (though not as washed out as the overexposed images indicate).&nbsp; I tend to like a bit more toning on my Bust halves, whether it be pastel colors on the XF-AU pieces or contrasting greys on the VF and lower ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course I&#039;d have been fine with this one&#039;s whiteness, had it had stronger luster.&nbsp; The luster was there in this case, but rather subtle.&nbsp; I ended up swapping the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1262482[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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