This is one of three coins I won in the Sheridan Downey auction which finalized at the Milwaukee ANA World's Fair of Money. The story is that these coins were in a vault, untouched, since the Civil War. Purchased in a probate sale by Chuck Erb, and then later passed on the Brad H. of the BHNC.

Silvery grey patination with underlying luster, these coins are currently raw. I will have them certified, not for the reason of grading them, rather, for their protection.

I can only place the photo of one of them here, and when certified, I'll place the photos of the rest of them in my Bust Half Registry Set.

Since over 95% of the Bust Halves on the market today have been 'fooled with' in one way or another, I thought you might find it of interest to see something that was locked away for over 150 years and subsequently untouched by it's owners.