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1836 Reeded Edge Capped Bust half dollar, NGC graded AU 53, one of my rarest coins:


Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

1834 Capped Bust half dime, PCGS graded MS 62 in old green label holder:

1836 Capped Bust half dime (large "5C."), PCGS graded AU 53:


Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

1834 Large Date, Large Letters Capped Bust half dollar (O-102), PCGS graded AU 58:


Photos courtesy of Stacks Bowers Galleries.

No.  We are on Bust Half Dollars. 
 

Very nice coin. For its age the grade is phenomenal.  Eye appeal is 10. Nice!

I have a Proof set run that goes back to 1936. So I keep the date run going. I don't buy the clad sets anymore, however. I buy only the silver sets. 
So far as the "Should be in circulation thing" is concerned, I buy whatever is in the set. Even in the 19th century, there were "Proof only issues." The main thing that bores me are the women's quarters, which really aren't necessary, but they are there for political reasons. 

I purchased this 1903 Indian cent at the ANA convention in August 2003. It is housed in an old, small size ANACS holder conservatively graded MS 63 RB with a full strike and nearly full mint "red". It cost me all of $50.


 
 

Uncertified 1827 Square Base 2 Capped Bust half dollar, my grade Ch. VF details, "cleaned" and scratched.  I bought this coin, now a duplicate, at a coin show circa 1978. I wasn't very particular in those days.