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Never had a Seated Liberty dollar before, so I'm a bit clueless. Looking for a budget coin to fill a hole in my 7070 type album. Please help me grade and price this silver dollar.   |
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VF30 with probably an old cleaning but I think that it would still grade
between $400 and $500 would be my guess
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Seems solid for VF-30 and could go a notch higher. Surfaces look acceptable with no serious marks or harsh cleaning. Recent sales of this date at Heritage range mostly from $400-460, for certified VF-30 coins. This piece looks authentic but I would only buy it if the seller agreed to take it back if it could not be successfully certified.
If I were buying it for my 7070 I would send it to ANACS for authentication. I would then crack it out for the album and save the holder label as evidence it is a genuine piece.
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Dealer says VF too. I was worried because the word "liberty" on the shield is supposed to be mostly sharp for VF. I guess the key word is "mostly". I found a website called thecoinspot that has photos of all the different grades. According to their photos, this coin could be VF25 or VF30.
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12/16/2015 10:37 pm
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I am in the vf30/35 range too.
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Thanks to all that responded. According to the NumisMedia, fair market value for a 1842 Seated Liberty dollar in VF20 condition is $480. One post in this thread said it was worth $400 to $500 and another said $400 to $460. I pulled the trigger and bought the coin for $360. Feels like I got a pretty decent deal.  |
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Congrats, that does sound like a very good price. I would still send it to ANACS. It should cost you around $40 total and would provide assurance your coin is the real thing. There are many counterfeits of every Seated dollar date, some of them very deceptive. |
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VF-30 details - I think the fields were probably cleaned at some point.
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 VF Details, Net VF-30 |
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I say probably cleaned based primarily on the areas beneath the eagle's wings, which are as clear as the open fields - not a likely occurrence.
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I' d put at VF30 cleaned also
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Posted 12/16/2015 10:34 pm
