1818 PROOFLIKE LUSTROUS O-108 SLIDER WITH "PINCER 8s" Start Price USD 1,199.00 Current Price USD 1,199.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 23, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 23, 2008 Location The East Texas Piney Woods See more about '1818 PROOFLIKE LUSTROUS O-108 SLIDER WITH "PINCER 8s"' Description Coins like this Uncirculated "Slider" make Bust Halves so interesting...The 8s in this date are unique to this variety...Overton calls them "Pincher 8s"...a better description would be "Pincer", as the tops of the 8s are open like a pincer. They are well struck and easy to see, especially in the closeup scan I am providing. As an added item of interest, notice the doubling of the date and Miss Liberty's drape in the closeup scan...the entire obverse is slightly doubled, the product of a slightly loose obverse die. Overall, the coin is very deeply struck and, I believe, never saw actual circulation...She is obviously an early strike from this pair of dies because of the very strong rims and denticles and the definitely prooflike fields. There is some indigo-to-gold album toning on the reverse and the entire coin is wrapped in creamy, deep, cartwheeling Mint Lustre. As you would expect, there are no scratches, dings, or any such thing - just some light bag marks, which do not detract from her beauty or value at all - and she has a perfect Lettered Edge. Seldom does this variety become available, and this particular specimen is an absolute treasure...the kind you search for but very seldom find at anywhere near this investment level...she's definitely a BUY!   FREE LAYAWAY PLAN:  When your total purchase is $200 or more you may elect to pay 1/3 down and the balance in two equal payments 30 and 60 days later, at no extra charge.   COIN GRADING AND CLEANING POLICY:  I do not clean coins but I cannot certify that any coin I sell has never been cleaned in its life, simply because I have not owned them for their entire lives, and until about 1970 coin cleaning was widely done and an accepted practice in the hobby.  Further, I do not represent that any raw coin I sell will be graded by any third party grading company or if so, what grade it will be assigned.  Coin grading is an art, not a science, and the grade assigned to any coin will vary from service to service and even from grader to grader.   RETURN POLICY:  If you are not pleased with any coin you purchase from me, you may return it within 7 days of receipt and I will refund every cent you paid for it.  Please email me before returning it to let me know it is coming.   OTHER AUCTIONS:  Please be sure to check out my other auctions and my website at www.grandoldhalves.us for more great buys on GrandOldHalves.  I handle Flowing Hair, Draped, and Capped Bust and Seated Halves dated from 1795 through 1891, plus an occasional Proof Barber or Walker and sometimes some nice Commemoratives. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!