1858 Flying Eagle Small Let - Die Rotation

From what little I know, the market for error coins is rarified...and some errors bring much higher premiums than do others. I would hesitate to pay a big premium for "rotated dies" unless I was much more knowledgeable about the series and the "error." It may be worth that much, it may not. I'm certain that the market for it is narrow; therefore it could be quite difficult to sell the coin at a later date for what it is supposed to be worth. On the other hand, if this is a variety/error that is avidly collected, it could be worth every cent of the asking price.

It seems way too expensive to me. I put together a rotated die exhibit last year for our local coin show and purchased a couple example coins to display. A no-problem 1806 Half Cent in F-12 with almost a 90° rotation cost $85 (about the same as a normal coin). I bought an 1865 3¢ nickel from a Jack Beymer's ad in Coin World. This was a 195° rotated coin in EF45 grade and the price was $55. I can accept that rotated FE cents are hard to find, but that price seems ridiculous to me. Just my opinion!

I found this one on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/1857-FLYING-EAG...OR_W0QQitemZ a href= https://www.coincommunity.com/go/link.asp?target=https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/260129353039 target= _blank rel= nofollow 260129353039 /a QQihZ016QQcategoryZ11942QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That coin is worth $30 on a good day with no mint error, so the fact that it sold for double it's worth tells me there is a market for these with the right person. Also, this coin's die was only rotated 10-15%, where mine is around 30%.