*rare 1866 S Half Dollar 'No Motto' > Holed

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cameronSilver New Member 21 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 03:56 am hi, a few days ago I bought some scrap silver and after looking at some of the coins I noticed this was a bit rare without the motto, the oldest was a tiny hammered coin from Caesar's time. What I would like to know is... How much is this coin worth, and is there a market for this with a hole? i understand that the hole will take alot of the value of it but I think the quality and rarity would make this acceptable for some collectors as a choice coin incase a better one is not available. Report this Post to the Staff

supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 04:14 am Nice details, but it's pretty hard to tell value of a holed coin. I'll take a shot in the dark and say 150$. Report this Post to the Staff
buddy16cat Pillar of the Community United States 1536 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 06:44 am I agree it can be difficult to tell the value of a holed coin. It usually has to do with how desirable the coin is in any condition. I was looking at prices of Half Cents and think I sold one for about 20% of value without the hole. The best way to figure out how much a holed coin's worth is to look at completed auctions. Report this Post to the Staff
cameronSilver New Member 21 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 08:24 am motto-less damaged ones without a hole are selling for a few hundred dollars. I think I should just put this on ebay and let you all know the results :D Report this Post to the Staff
harrison2 Pillar of the Community Mexico 1304 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 09:07 am How sure are you that it's really silver? (tested?) The surfaces look suspect with all those spots, look like casting bubbles. Report this Post to the Staff
cameronSilver New Member 21 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 09:55 am i bought it from a coin dealer, but I will try a specific density test as soon as I can, but will the hole affect this enough to make it an unusable test? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 11:04 am No the hole will not affect the specific gravity. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 1:59 pm I find it rather disconcerting that there are ALOT of scratch marks in the area where the motto would be, that could be a sign of the removal of the motto banner. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 01/24/2013 2:25 pm I'm not so sure about the marks; they seem contemporary to me and not nearly as heavy as they'd have to be down the left field where the banner begins. I'm guessing this one has a shot at F15 Details. With original surfaces, that's a $750+ coin. There aren't more than a couple hundred of them in slabs, in all grades. You can expect it to retain some considerable value, even in this condition. Report this Post to the Staff
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