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Australia
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Hi all, Am looking at placing a bid on an 1852 3c silver coin. I have 2 questions: A) The date doesn't look right. Is the coin genuine? B) What would be a rough value? Numista says $30-40 yet ebay sold listing show much higher values. Thanks for your help   |
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United States
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I'd say F Details, Scratches on this one. $40 sounds right for a straight grade, even closer to $50 for a nicer example. I'd cut that value almost in half for this one. Damaged and doesn't have that great of eye appeal IMO.
Date looks ok to me
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United States
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Buyer's remorse would set in pretty quick for me if I bought this one, due to poor eye-appeal, as Ty2020b commented on.
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For some reason the 3¢ Silvers usually are overbid on ebay. |
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Quote:For some reason the 3¢ Silvers usually are overbid on ebay. You should see how high toned-but-average 3¢ Silvers go for on the major auction sites. You will get a heart attack asap. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not a fan of the discoloration on this one.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 It looks like it had a piece of tape on it or something. I have wanted to get one of these for a while, but they do seem to be well overpriced, at least compared to price guides, which I guess are wrong!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Yes, I do think it has had sticky tape on it. The residue should come off with some eucaplyptus oil and acetone. Will put a bid of $20 however I'm sure I'll be outbid.  Australian coin collectors seem to be paying big bucks for coins of late. |
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United States
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United States
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I'd totally give you $20 for that one. No buyer's remorse.
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Australia
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Update: I was going to put a bid of $20 but bidding was already $25. With a bid increment of $5 it would mean at minimum a $30 win bid. Add 18.5% buyers premium and it's already $35. Not sure what the winning bid was, but more than I think the coin was worth. But that's typical of Aussie coin auctions. I would gladly pay $35 for txgolfer56's coin!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin looks genuine to me. That said, if it is/was a die struck counterfeit, a serious collector of those would probably pay $60 or more. For a frame of reference on the lower grade pieces, ashow dealer recently paid me $38, apience for a group of full rim G-VG trimes. If one browses ebay, a surpising percentage of trimes listed are lower grade, damaged and/or holed. That said, there appears to be significant collector demand for decent, yet cheaper lower grades of this issue. |
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United States
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Slight hit on the 2. Genuine.
However, the 1852 is the single most common 3CS at 18M minted and you can do better for the money.
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Australia
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Thanks for the comments. I do wonder though, if the bulk of the 18m coins that still exist are to be found in the hands of US collectors so one would expect to pay a higher premium for the same coin in Australia or pay additional shipping to get one from USA.
And as a side note, what do Americans call the half dollar when at the till? A "half dollar" or "50 cents".
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And as a side note, what do Americans call the half dollar when at the till? A "half dollar" or "50 cents". I call a half "4 bits." Seriously, akin to the dollar coins here, it's rare that I see a half dollar. Indeed, on some occasions that I've spent one of those coins here, the cashier has had to call a manager! These coins may start to circulate more, as inflation grows. |
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