What Can I Sell A Half Eagle For

I agree, I think if you were just trying to flip these coins you would end up loosing money instead of making it. now if you was wanting to hold onto them for a few years you may be able to pull a profit

coins is very hard to make a business out of where you buy and resell right off the bat and make a profit. heck its hard to buy and sit on them for awhile and make a profit most of the time. That is why most people call this a hobby instead of a business and the ones that do make a business out of it usually collect for many many years (at least the highly successful ones)and create a relationship with other dealers and collectors and when they switch from collector to dealer they have allot of connections to get their coins from not to mention they have their own collection they paid very little for when they started compared to what the coins are worth at that time.

So many people see all these coins selling for 7 million dollars here and there and thats the only ones they hear about and get the bright idea that every old coin has that potential when in fact the reason those coins bring so much money is because of what they are and there are very few of the (the 7 million dollar coin is the only one of that year/type that is legal to own). Sometimes you can get lucky and buy a coin for less than its actually worth but the reason is usually because the buyer notices something the seller doesn't. That is why we always say buy the book before the coin and do your homework before trying to buy anything that you are going to try and make money on. You would not believe how many new members we have come here saying stuff like I have a coin that looks exactly like that one that sold for 7 million dollars a couple years ago and want to know where to sell it at so they can buy them and their mother a house a get that new Ferrari they always wanted and quit that boring job they have hated since they started. That is when we have to come in and tell them the bad news of either their coin is not the same date and in very poor condition or that the coin isn't worth a plug nickel because its fake.

Most unacknowledged people just see a old coin and think its their automatic retirement fund no matter what condition the coin is and it should be worth a small fortune just because its 100 years old. So I will repeat myself again, buy the book before the coin and study the book and hopefully you will have more knowledge than the next guy to spot something they missed and you can buy something for little money and it be worth a considerable more because all coins are not created equal and knowledge is the only way to get the upper hand

Making money selling coins to other collectors is hard enough but it is almost impossible to make a profit reselling coins to a dealer unless you hold those coins a long time or it happens to be a freak modern issue(20th Anniv Eagle sets come to mind).

Cut out the middleman unless he gives a price that saves you a lot of hassle/time. You need to find better prices if you want a short-term profit.

If you were buying bullion you would have done OK on a flip over the last 3 years. But with numismatic gold - anything with a date and a grade on it - it takes more time. I was picking up low grade better date 1/4 eagles a couple years ago for $125, which seemed like a lot then, but now they would flip.

Essentially you're dependent on us collectors. And not many of us are in the market for common date gold coins right now.

I disagree, buying only slabbed coins isn't necessary and there are certain exceptions to paying below Bid. Those tips are usually intended as an umbrella guide to help new investors, and aren't very good ones.