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United States
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I have the chance to buy a slabbed liberty Seated dollar described as VF details for $250 I have looked at the coin on line and can live with the cleaning. My question is 250 too much? *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1211 Posts |
Probably a fair/average price but try to get it in the $200 range to get a better deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2563 Posts |
 I would rather the coin not be cleaned though. The thought of it being "flawed" will kill the joy. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
It depends. In today's slower coin market $250 sounds high for a common date cleaned VF Seated dollar though. |
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 United States
4591 Posts |
It's really going to come down to what YOU, very personally, can be happy with. And you may find it's OK in one coin and drives you absolutely nuts in another.
Do
* Understand it will be harder to resell if you decided to do so
* Make sure you will be happy
Don't
* Obsess over what others think if you are happy
I find, for example, I can live much easier with 'bent' than 'cleaned'. But that's me and that's 3cs.
-----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
There are many levels of a cleaned coin. To me Some cleaned coins are more acceptable than others. Also A high VF can look better than a low VF. And some Seated dollars are better dates than others. So ... With just the information given, it would be hard to offer an opinion on if $250 is a good buy. But ...to help If the coin has decent eye appeal and not harshly cleaned, $250 could be a good price for filling a empty hole. |
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Norway
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Well, there's cleaned and cleaned. How did they clean this one? or... 'how bad is it'? :)
I personally wouldn't mind if it's done gently and nothing too rigorous, but it's up to you. Also, from my perspective, $250 is maybe a bit much, but I haven't seen the coin and it's of course up to you to determine how much you want to spend.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think $250 is a fair deal if it is an upper end VF and has decent eye appeal. I would probably pass if it didn't have these two things going for it. People think a lot of their Seated dollars and they are not cheap. I guess another question I have that would make a difference is what's the date? Edited by Connor
04/13/2016 11:33 am
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United States
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I'm happier with my holed EF-45 Seated dollar than I would be with a problem-free worn slug of a Seated dollar. Both would cost about $100. $250 is fine for an old, light cleaning, but anything harsh would be worth no more than $200. |
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United States
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As long as I didn't feel upside down in it, and it didn't look too bad, then sure why not. $200 would be better though.
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United States
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It all depends upon how bad the cleaning is. If the coin has been polished or the hairline scratches from the abrasive used to clean it are really bad the coin the can be worth less than $200. A light cleaning might not be that bad. Some cleaned coins can still sell for decent money. I did not see this 1861 Proof dollar before someone ruined it. According to a dealer friend, it was a really nice original piece before some Bozo thought it would look better with white surfaces. The cleaning messed up the Proof mirrors. This piece sat in my type set for a number of years before I upgraded it. When the time came to sell, I put it out in my case and a dealer snapped it up for $1,200. Since it sold so fast that might have been too cheap, but I was still happy to move it along to the next owner.   Edited by billjones
04/13/2016 4:15 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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ronh308 - Looking back on more than 50 years of collecting, I have nearly always had trouble re-selling a cleaned (or damaged) coin unless it was scarce or rare. I suggest you not let price be your main guideline but consider whether, if this is for a type set, you really want a problem example. Whatever your decision, be sure you have return privileges.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
04/13/2016 5:01 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
Very interesting discussion. Let me tag along.
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United States
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United States
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A bit high in price but if you like it, want, need it, so what.
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Posted 04/13/2016 07:59 am
