The Grading Gods were kind and graded my 1827 O-137 Bust Half!

Praise be to those that grade as well as those who do the Variety Plus attributions! Most importantly I must thank the Lord for looking out for me. Blessings do come in all shapes and sizes!

Now that I don't have any more finger nails left because I chewed them all off, my submission is finally on it's way back home! It was an Early Bird submission that was received on the 6th and finally cleared Quality Control yesterday. Of the five coins that were on the invoice, four graded and one didn't make it (an 1846-O 1/2 Dollar with environmental damage).

The four that did make the grade were an 1846 1/2 Dime (G-6) a very tough date, a 1932-D Washington Quarter (XF-40), a 1934-S Peace Dollar (AU-58), and best of all, the 1827 O-137 Bust half Dollar that graded out at a very respectable XF-45! That makes it the same grade as the one that Heritage Auctions sold in 2006 for almost $14,000. Unfortunately for me, this one is going to go to Heritage also. I can use the money and where I don't collect Overton Varieties I would rather see it go to someone who does--someone who can really appreciate and enjoy it for what it is. I just can't justify keeping it for myself. It will be nice having it for a while but soon it will have to go off to Heritage (unless I get a reasonable offer for it first) to make my life go a little bit smoother. To be honest, it will pay off all of the other coins that I have been buying (and get them graded) as well as put a little money in the bank! If I'm real Lucky I'll be able to add a couple of nice coins to my collection to boot!

I'm expecting these coins to arrive Friday or Saturday. I'll post a picture (for those of you who are interested) shortly after they arrive.

Mike