Opinions On This Seated Dollar On Ebay

It all depends upon what your budget is. Using Gray Sheet numbers there is very little spread between VG and Fine, from $275 to $290. VF is $350 and EF is $425. AU, which I would classify as a nice coin if it's graded right, is $650. At $285, we are going toward the "all the money" category.

I think the coin is genuine. The trouble is the Chinese have made so many of these things that it gets scary. That's why I get back to certified coins. I know, I know. You are probably filling a Dansco Album and don't want a slabbed coin. A VF is supposed to have a complete "LIBERTY" and for a type coin I would find more desirable. But it also depends upon how nice the rest of your set is.

I'm not an auction fan. I have purchased most of coins in my collection from dealers, who looked me in the eye and told me what they wanted. I played, passed or on some occasions made counteroffers. I don't make tons of counteroffers because I don't want the reputation as a "cheapskate." And I generally know what things are worth. If you are too far apart on the price, it's not worth making useless gestures.

If it were me, I'd wait for something better, but my assets are admittedly more than many people.

This piece was in my type set for many years before I upgraded it. When I tired to get it graded, it came back as a "no grade" for artificial toning. As a dealer I sold it to another dealer for about $600 and landed squarely on my financial feet. I told the dealer exactly what it was so I was not not pulling the wool over anyone's eyes. He told me he was buying it for a customer with a raw type set who would not care about the retoning issue. Who knows?

That was over 10 years ago, but things have not changed that much on these coins in the circualted grades. I'm just saying raw coins can be a hastle.

Looks legit, better reverse than obverse, VG-10. Reverse appears much darker than the obverse - possible old cleaning here.

It could go F12. Nice color & doesn't look cleaned. Not a bargain and a common date though.

Compared to the others available, seems too high a price to me. Looking to fill my type set as well.

Just cannot understand a grade of Fine with only 3 letters visible.

with the others -- if you can delay your spending for a few months and put away a few dollars more a month you can afford a much nicer coin without having to eat ramen noodles and sleep in a box. :)

@coinfrog 3 letters gets a fine on a Seated dollar. It's been that way for at least a decade.

http://coins.ha.com/itm/seated-doll...bnail-071515

I was really surprised at how much the prices of Seated dollars have inflated, both on dealer sites and ebay. The best deal I could find was this F12 slab at Berk.

http://www.hjbltd.com/common/detail...dLink&page=2