1839-O Quarter Eagle With Hole Auth/Grade

Sounds pretty fair to me. Why would you pay to get this authenticated before sending it to him to crack out for repair? Once it's cracked, your authenticity guarantee disappears. This is certainly an authentic example. Sounds like you have some potential here.

I'm with Coinfrog on this one.

That is counterintuitive.

Coin is real; it's got a real hole in it, too!

May I ask everyone, what this coin is worth without the huge hole in it?

I base my opinion of authenticity on my experience.

Could it be counterfeit? Of course. Holding and evaluating the coin in-hand could render an entirely different opinion. But based on what I see in the pictures it LOOKS genuine to me.

If you like to gamble then this is a coin worth gambling on (my opinion). If you don't gamble, or are hesitant to pull the trigger, then don't buy it. It's really a pretty simple solution when you think about it.

Life, liberty and coins are a crapshoot and there are no lifetime guarantees with any of them!

Educated guesses are good to have and everything usually falls in-line with expectations.

The way I look at things like this is risk vs reward. The most you can lose is ~1000$ minus the gold value. The upside is you can end up with a rare variety of a scarce coin that could be worth more than what you have in it. Everything all depends on how well the repair is executed.

So, I guess the question you have to ask yourself is: "Do I feel lucky?"

Good luck with whatever you decide!

The seller is asking a strong price of $800 given that there was a repaired 1839 O that sold at auction in 2016 at $763. If you can get the coin in a repaired AU Details holder, I put the value at $1500 in today's market. XF repaired holder about $1000. You are going to be into the coin for about $1200 with purchase price, shipping, repairs and grading. The math does not work for a buy and flip as there is too much down side with repair quality, counterfeit, and possible low final sold price.