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Rest in Peace
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Not a Coin I'd buy raw. Circulation wear pattern seems a bit odd.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Looks convincing to me. Certainly a design I'm glad didn't survive!
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Pillar of the Community
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It's a fine to very fine circulated proof.
It's rare but has a thin collector base.
The collectors of these want nice coins and can afford them.
That's how I arrived at a realistic wholesale value for it. Anybody that would pay 2k$ for it is flushing money down the toilet.
It is what it is.
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Valued Member
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OOOoooooo This would look nice in my ever growing FE horde....
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
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I couldn't use that. No slot in my Albums for those.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:
It's a fine to very fine circulated proof.
It's rare but has a thin collector base.
The collectors of these want nice coins and can afford them. I looked at Heritage Auctions and that's how I figured how much a worn 1855 is worth. I found some that sold for less. The 2 and 3 K ones are in much better condition. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks real to me, but I would never buy it unless I could inspect it in hand and it was in a TPG holder. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Not much feather detail left which is the best part. Where did you find it, 52Raymo? Did you acquire it? Hard to get anything even remotely rare for under $1k these days. What is this, if real, like a mintage of 100?
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Valued Member
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The more I look at it,,,, the more I want one....
Do you already own it?
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm looking into it.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
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i saw this in a book, the 1855 is a pattern, dont worry
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Pillar of the Community
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Oh I know it's a pattern, it's just that this pattern is highly counterfeited . I'm pretty darn sure it's real but I felt a need to check in here and get opinions.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Bedrock of the Community
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Rick Snow showed me some of his early patterns at the recent ANA show in Irving, including this variety (in PR55 PCGS holder) and an 1858-dated IHC, along with something I've never seen (an 1871 or 1873? struck in the copper-nickel alloy used from 1859 to 1864.) It gives new meaning to "holding history in your hands." This is a coin that he would probably be interested in looking at and he would almost certainly be able to authenticate it. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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It looks real but authentication is mandatory. ANACS might be an OK choice, certainly cheaper than PCGS or NGC.
Interesting and historic coin and $600-$800 seems a reasonable value estimate. However, I expect most potential buyers would be willing to pay more to get a proof without wear.
Edited by Jaobler
04/21/2018 6:08 pm
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