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Seeking Advice On 1852 3c

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 Posted 03/09/2021  4:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Classic Coins to your friends list
Buyer's remorse would set in pretty quick for me if I bought this one, due to poor eye-appeal, as Ty2020b commented on.
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 Posted 03/09/2021  5:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Rothery to your friends list
For some reason the 3¢ Silvers usually are overbid on ebay.
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 Posted 03/09/2021  5:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NumisEd to your friends list

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For some reason the 3¢ Silvers usually are overbid on ebay.


You should see how high toned-but-average 3¢ Silvers go for on the major auction sites. You will get a heart attack asap.
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 Posted 03/09/2021  6:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list
Not a fan of the discoloration on this one.
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 Posted 03/09/2021  6:48 pm  Show Profile   Check spru's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add spru to your friends list
It looks like it had a piece of tape on it or something. I have wanted to get one of these for a while, but they do seem to be well overpriced, at least compared to price guides, which I guess are wrong!
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 Posted 03/09/2021  9:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add David Graham to your friends list
Yes, I do think it has had sticky tape on it. The residue should come off with some eucaplyptus oil and acetone. Will put a bid of $20 however I'm sure I'll be outbid. Australian coin collectors seem to be paying big bucks for coins of late.

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 Posted 03/11/2021  5:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add txgolfer56 to your friends list
Find one like this....
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 Posted 03/12/2021  5:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add captaincoffee to your friends list
I'd totally give you $20 for that one. No buyer's remorse.
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 Posted 03/15/2021  5:06 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add David Graham to your friends list
Update: I was going to put a bid of $20 but bidding was already $25. With a bid increment of $5 it would mean at minimum a $30 win bid. Add 18.5% buyers premium and it's already $35. Not sure what the winning bid was, but more than I think the coin was worth. But that's typical of Aussie coin auctions.
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 Posted 03/15/2021  8:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ExoGuy to your friends list
The coin looks genuine to me. That said, if it is/was a die struck counterfeit, a serious collector of those would probably pay $60 or more.

For a frame of reference on the lower grade pieces, ashow dealer recently paid me $38, apience for a group of full rim G-VG trimes. If one browses ebay, a surpising percentage of trimes listed are lower grade, damaged and/or holed. That said, there appears to be significant collector demand for decent, yet cheaper lower grades of this issue.
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 Posted 03/17/2021  8:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BStrauss3 to your friends list
Slight hit on the 2. Genuine.

However, the 1852 is the single most common 3CS at 18M minted and you can do better for the money.
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 Posted 03/18/2021  4:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add David Graham to your friends list
Thanks for the comments. I do wonder though, if the bulk of the 18m coins that still exist are to be found in the hands of US collectors so one would expect to pay a higher premium for the same coin in Australia or pay additional shipping to get one from USA.

And as a side note, what do Americans call the half dollar when at the till? A "half dollar" or "50 cents".
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 Posted 03/18/2021  8:12 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ExoGuy to your friends list

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And as a side note, what do Americans call the half dollar when at the till? A "half dollar" or "50 cents".


I call a half "4 bits."

Seriously, akin to the dollar coins here, it's rare that I see a half dollar. Indeed, on some occasions that I've spent one of those coins here, the cashier has had to call a manager! These coins may start to circulate more, as inflation grows.
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 Posted 03/18/2021  8:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add halfamind to your friends list
What do Americans call the half dollar? Usually a half dollar. More formally, a few folks might say fifty-cent pieces. They rarely circulate, aside from a few casinos. You can sometimes scrounge a roll or two (or at least a few loose pieces) at certain banks.
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