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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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I'd say it's about a VG-8.
According to numismedia, it's worth $120
Nice coin!
and welcome!
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New Member
 United States
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Hey, thanks so much!! :) And, you say $120, like as in ONE HUNDRED TWENTY? For a half a cent.....holy crap!! So, what do I do? I'm (obviously) not a collector....
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
729 Posts |
Do whatever you want with it...Put it up on ebay if you don't care much about collecting...give it to your kids, keep it yourself...plenty of options |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1388 Posts |
 great coin! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
14454 Posts |
the Half Cent and Large Cent's are very popular with collectors. I am not sure what variety your coin is but there are collectors of each variety of this type of coin. I love the Large Cents and Half Cents because they make for some great conversation pieces because most people that aren't collectors do not even know these types of coins exist and you can see the excitement on everyone's face when they see them |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The first and most important thing to do when you find an old, potentially valuable coin is to NOT clean it. That advice can be applied to old things generally. If it turns out to be the sort of antique that can or should be cleaned, you can always do it later and an expert can tell you the proper way. But it's not possible to undo a cleaning once it's been done. Nice find! |
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 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to the CCF! For the amount of wear on the coin it is remarkably free of most of the problems found on the early Half Cents which makes this piece very desirable for early copper collectors. Probably the best place to get the most value for your coin is ebay. Take a another photo of the reverse so it looks more like your photo of the obverse and those two pictures will be sufficient for any potential buyer to see what they are getting. Whatever you decide you have a very nice piece of history in hand. You should handle the coin only on the edge with your bare hands and if there is a coin shop near where you live go and get a holder to put it in to protect it. The dealer will help you with what type of holder is best. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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Canada
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Nice coin!! As the others have said, don't clean it as that will significantly lower its value. As for selling it there are lots of avenues such as coin auctions, ebay or your local newspaper or your neighborhood coin shop. Best luck in whatever you decide. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1803 Cohen-1 R-1 A common variety, priced as a type coin. I'd grade it as at least a VG-8 with claims to a 10. the $120 would probably be a reasonable retail value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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thats nuthin' Quote:
And, you say $120, like as in ONE HUNDRED TWENTY? For a half a cent.....holy crap!! theres nickels and dimes ect-- worth Millions! Retired USAF 1983-2003
Edited by Coinstar
06/04/2012 1:46 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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keep it maybe it will inspire you to read about the history and even start collecting yourself!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Reminds me of the damaged 1802 I passed up the local we buy gold place a few weeks back.
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Posted 06/03/2012 11:55 am
