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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just noticed this one on ebay, where I think I'm seeing the overdate.  Granted, the pic is a little fuzzy...but the markers are in the right places:  Compare to Numismat's verified 1843/34:  Since the shipping's too high to my location, I'm going to pass on this one. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Certainly looks to be the over-date! I'm surprised that the English seller didn't catch that. Someone may get lucky... or not, since I'm sure more than one bidder will notice it.
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Valued Member
United States
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Yeah, I think you're right, this'll be noticed by bidders. Bummer about the shipping costs from the UK... when it's in pounds it's a killer.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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It's pretty amazing what details you can resolve with photoshop  Yes, I would've bitten if the shipping weren't so steep, although I'm not sure about surface condition on this coin. Contrast that to the obviously original surface on Numismat's.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think that's just the light or angle that makes the surface look whitish. I'm pretty certain that one is original as well. =)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmm....you could be right, and I see there's a GBP 2- shipping option. Perhaps I'll give this a snipe--does this variety have much of a premium? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think someone figured it out...bidding closed at GBP 22, outsniping me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yea it was definitely spotted. On average, this variety commands a 3-4x premium over the normal one, depending on the grade.
Normal variety - (F/VF/XF/UNC) $3.50, $7, $25, $50
Overdate - $8, $20, $90, $200
Combined mintage is 475k.
My books list it in USD, but Spink prices may be higher.
Edited by Numismat
01/04/2009 1:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That's good info...thanks! I'll keep my eyes open for another |
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Posted 01/02/2009 1:07 pm
