My newp 1809 Bustie. Story be told...

[MBA101]

Feel free to guess the grade and Overton. Story to follow later in the weekend.

 

 

I know it will be hard to grade this from a pic, no matter how good, because I sure have trouble in hand, but what the hey. the skin is very thick on this one.

[dooly]

Very Very nice

[123cents]

Looks like a nice crusty O-103. Grade is hard to guess when they are high grade and so dark. I will guess AU-53/55.

[rrantique]

Very nice Dave i'll guess Au-50

[WoodenJefferson]

Yes, extremely hard to do a photo-grade with images, but I do like the skin.

 

I'd like to see the shoulder clasp a bit better, see if there is an oval with the oval, the hair behind her ear shows evidence of wear, all the stars centers are intact, high spot on Phrygian (cap) has a bit of a light color indicating maybe a bit of wear there...the eagles talons are hard to see if there is distinction between the skin and talon, eagles right wing crest shows wear as does the crown above the eagles eye.

 

How about a nice VF-35

 

Would I own this…YES!

 

Note: with better images I might be able to squeak an XF-40 but reluctant to do so at this point and time. Still, a nice example of our very early coinage.

[MBA101]

The center has a very weak strike, and shows little wear. There are no details for the oval. Or some of the hair for that matter.

[123cents]

The center has a very weak strike, and shows little wear. There are no details for the oval. Or some of the hair for that matter.

 

Thanks for the info Dave but we want to hear the story. Now!

[MBA101]

Gots to give some peeps who are not available to view!

[MikeKing]

now that's a REAL coin. Beautiful!

[bsshog40]

Nice CBH. Not good at overton's and the grade I'd have to go with a VF35-40.

[MunkyMan95]

Mike, would this be a STEAK coin?

 

It's beautiful

[MBA101]

I should specify that this coin does have 50% of its luster present. Give or take. No, it is not a VF coin, and that is all that I will say for now, just to focus you doofusses in a bit.

[MBA101]

I am not sure about steak, but it is ORGANIC!

[WoodenJefferson]

I should specify that this coin does have 50% of its luster present. Give or take. No, it is not a VF coin, and that is all that I will say for now, just to focus you doofusses in a bit.

 

I googled "doofus" and this is what I got...are you saying we are like fish out of the water when we say VF based on the images?

[MikeKing]

Mike, would this be a STEAK coin?

 

It's beautiful

 

this is definitely a steak coin, scarce in EF and very scarce in AU, and not easy to find this nice.

[Mozin]

PCGS would likely grade this one XF, 45 on a good day. NGC should go XF45 easily.

 

For those liking dark toning, this looks like a nice one.

[Shortgapbob-migration]

The center has a very weak strike, and shows little wear. There are no details for the oval. Or some of the hair for that matter.

 

I was actually somewhat impressed with the strike, especially on the left wing (looking at the eagle). I have seen 1809s in Unc that had a flat wing from a weak strike. To me it looks like an AU 50/53, and an Overton 103, which is an R-1.

 

I love the color of the coin. Too many of these have been overdipped.

[jtryka]

Looks like a solid coin, XF to say the least, but it's so hard to grade from the photos!

[comicAL]

Hi, MBA101

 

I like this crusty 1809 CBH!

 

With your hints to us I will say this coin is graded at AU 53.

 

AAJ

[MBA101]

This started back in February as this ANACS AU-50 coin that sold for $700

 

 

Went on the heels of a PCGS AU-50 coin that may or may not have been as nice and sold for $800

 

And now, most recently, this coin re-appears in an NGC AU-55 holder

 

 

And sells for what it did last time, plus the grading fee.

 

Not much of a story, but interesting that whoever bought it, flipped it immediately and lost money, unless it was Heritage that bought the coin...