cruzin' eBay...

[lkenefic]

I found this:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/1830-Bust-Half-Dime-...1QQcmdZViewItem

 

I've been looking for a Capped Bust Half Dime for quite some time now...I guess the search continues!!!

 

[DC Dawg]

It looks whizzed. Is that correct?

 

Scott

[lkenefic]

I was thinking brillo pad...

[Zoins]

Yeah, harshly cleaned. If the coin was whizzed I would expect those lines to be a lot less evident and the surfaces to have that shiny whizzed look.

 

At least he mentions the scratches and has decent photos that detail the extent of the damage.

[LuvToCollect]

Why anyone would do that to this coin is beyond my comprehension.

[EZ_E]

That would have been a great coin if only some bonehead did not take it upon himself to "improve" it with some personal TLC.

[James_OldeTowne]

Why anyone would do that to this coin is beyond my comprehension.

I think in this case, we can at least take a good shot at guessing the reason. This coin had ugly scratches in the left-hand field and on the headband, and someone attempted to smooth down the coin and lessen the eyesore effect of the scratches. The effect is a little attenuated now, but the rest of the coin is now an eyesore. Worth no more than $60 in my opinion.

 

For virtually the same price, I bought a NICE EF-45 that blows away that piece of junk, and that included the price of ANACS grading!

 

 

Of course, the eBay coin comes with a free nose hair :

 

[bsshog40]

That's a shame to mess up such a nice coin!!