1830, BUST HALF DOLLAR

 

1830 BUST HALF DOLLAR. A SPECTACULAR COIN FOR THE SPECIALIST. ORIGINAL WHITE LUSTER GENTLY DARKENS TO A SOFT GREY. NO BAGMARKS VISIBLE TO THE EYE OR WITH 5X MAGNIFICATION. ABOVE AVERAGE STRIKE FOR DATE WITH SLIGHT WEAKNESS ON E PLURIBUS UNUM. NOTE; THIS ISVERY WEAKLY STRUCK OR EVEN PARTLY MISSING. THERE IS ONE TINY BLACK MARK CAUSED BY AN IMPURITY IN THE PLANCHET BEFORE THE COIN WAS EVEN STRUCK. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT WEAKNESS OF STRIKE ON THE CHEEK. THIS WAS ALSO CAUSED BY THE PREPARATION OF THE PLANCHET BEFORE THE COIN WAS STRUCK. THE ONLY TRUE DEFECT IS A SLIGHT ALMOST INVISIBLE SLIDE MARK ON THE OBVERSE. THIS LARGE O EXAMPLE WOULD GRACE THE FINEST COLLECTION. THE RED BOOK VALUE IS $1100. AND OUR ASKING PRICE IS $850.