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Pillar of the Community
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Good point on the reverse. Here's a shot of the reverse... Too bad it's been vigorously cleaned!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes, enough detail for a VF "Details" grade, and horribly cleaned.  That's post-mint damage to the D in UNITED. |
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Pillar of the Community
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 Vf-20 cleaned and several severe hits |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ooops!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks a bunch! It's a VF20 by consensus! Anyone have an opinion on the "open 3"? It certainly does match (IMHO)the representation on PCGS.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd say VF also, and a shame about the scrubbing with bleach.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:I recently acquired this Liberty Seated dime from good ole ebay for a very good price. It depends on how much exactly you got it for. If you are comparing the values of your coin by RedBook prices or another source in VF-20, then you may be overpaying. And by the way, |
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I think anybody going by Red Book prices for coin values will be over paying, I believe its meant as an idea of what you can expect to pay from a dealer, however its far from being accurate for the true value of the coin, if your selling..Yes I know its a hobby, but I would like to think some where in the middle I can find a happy medium between what I pay or sell a coin for...... |
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Pillar of the Community
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yuck (sorry)...that coin has seen some better days!
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Rest in Peace
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I would say its higher end VF or low XF with a weak reverse strike. Definitely not VF-20 IMHO but harshly cleaned/damaged = (
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Pillar of the Community
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I paid $18.20 for the coin on ebay. Even given the crappy attempt at "restoring" the critter, I think I got an extremely good deal on it... I suppose that's what counts eh? |
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I'd say you got the coin for approximately what it's worth.
Numismedia lists a VF-20 for $71, and since they are often overpriced, I'd say a problem free example would got for around $60. With the harsh scrubbing, I'd say it'd probably be worth about $25, possibly $20.
I do not know this series very well so if I am underestimating the value of a Open 3 or the scarcity of his date I apologize.
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Pillar of the Community
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High VF details but cleaned
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Pillar of the Community
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Not exactly on point, but at the February Long Beach show I inspected several slabbed 1873 and 1874 "with arrows" dimes, both P and S mints. I need one for my type set and was looking at coins in the EF to low MS range. All the examples I saw had some degree of weakness on the reverse which I presume is typical for this type. I didn't see anything that really appealed so I did not make a purchase. Based on that experience, I'd say the OP's coin might be closer to EF than VF in terms of wear. The cleaning and damage of course cuts the value 'way below what a no-problem coin would be worth.
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