Bought a new coin for my Bust half dime set.

Buying a new coin for my set doesn't seem like much of an event, at least until I tell you it is raw. Like most every one here, I've been burnt on cleaned/doctored coins in the past. So, am I a genius or a complete insufficiently_thoughtful_person to try this again?

The coin - 1832 Capped Bust Half Dime

As described by the seller an MS 64+++. I looked at the pics and really liked it. I contacted the seller and asked a few questions including a payment arrangement to allow a few extra days until payday. Seller agreed and I placed a $380 bid and won it for my maximum bid.

The die marriage isn't rare, but the grade looks to be MS. I can't wait to get it here, verify that I believe it to be unaltered and then get it into NGC's hands.

Anything less than MS 60/Details and I'll brand myself an insufficiently_thoughtful_person -MS 60-62 and I'm even. MS 63 or better and I'm probably just lucky. Although, I should have learned about buying from pictures, as it rarely ever works out in my favor...

That's it until the coin arrives in February. I'll share a pic prior to sending it into NGC.

Todd

Today's Pic - The obverse of my latest graded Bust Half Dime addition - NGC XF 40 1829.

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