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I bought a $2.5 1879 gold piece NGC certified off the bay. A pedigree coin out of some old misers collection. There wasn't allot of past auction data to go by so I looked at the Red Book, Blue Book, and auction data of similar years with similar mintage numbers. I was afraid the coin might disappear if I waited. But thus far I feel comfortable with what I spent considering the NGC value is about $200 more than I paid. Can someone point me in the direction of a good online price guide? |
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Numista and numismedia are the two sites I use for non-canadian coins and gold coins
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Heritage Auction archives should have plenty of them. Quote:
..out of some old misers collection. That's a pretty funny statement. How do you know that, was it listed that way? |
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Yes Col EHR Green Pedigree I understand that he's been dead for 85 years
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Col Green was hardly a miser. Now his mother on the other hand....... But I'm not sure I'd call Hetty a miser either. She didn't mind spending money for investment purposes, she just didn't believe in spending any more than absolutely necessary for any other reason. And she was a shrewd investor amassing a fortune. Which once Col green inherited it, he didn't mind spending. Edited by Conder101
01/20/2015 3:29 pm
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I understand Col Green had a permanent limp becuase his mother would only take him to a charity hospital after he broke his leg. But when they recognized her they refused treatment and by the time she finally got him to a pay for service doctor his leg was permanently affected
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Quote:I bought a $2.5 1879 gold piece NGC certified off the bay. A pedigree coin out of some old misers collection. There wasn't allot of past auction data to go by so I looked at the Red Book, Blue Book, and auction data of similar years with similar mintage numbers. I was afraid the coin might disappear if I waited. But thus far I feel comfortable with what I spent considering the NGC value is about $200 more than I paid. Can someone point me in the direction of a good online price guide? You really need to to look at auction results on similar pieces that have recently sold on Heritage, ebay, or through CoinFacts if you have a subscription. It appears the coin you bought sold a couple months ago on Heritage so that would have been a good reference point. The price you paid includes a premium for the pedigree and only you can determine what that's worth to you. |
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Yes I believe I mentioned in my original post that I looked at auctions results
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Well, the over 400 previous sales of 1879 Quarter Eagles in Heritage's archives alone ought to be ample prior record. The key is learning to interpolate and extrapolate from gaps in grade and time when necessary. There's sufficient data to form comfortable opinions for either mint.
The "old miser" pedigree is worth money on its' own. Kinda important, actually, to some collectors.
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 Col. Green was a consummate numismatist and that's a great pedigree. Provenance is very important to rare coins. Edited by Celticsoul
01/20/2015 8:22 pm
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But when they recognized her they refused treatment and by the time she finally got him to a pay for service doctor his leg was permanently affected I'll say it was permanently affected, it was amputated. Col Green had an artificial leg made of cork. |
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