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BJR New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 10:07 pm I have a person offering to sell me a 1874-s $5.00 Liberty head with coronet gold half eagle and am not sure how much a good price to purchase it would be or it's actual value could anyone help me pleasetIt seems in very good condition except the S is a little weak Report this Post to the Staff

Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 10:15 pm Welcome to the forums. Wish I knew more about gold dollars but my knowledge is pretty limited. Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 10:32 pm Hi BJR Welcome to the forum !! There is no way that we can estimate a value of the coin without seeing pic's !! Is there anyway that those can be provided ? Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Myst Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 10:33 pm The most important factor regardless of its potential value would be it's grade. If you know about coin grading and agree with the grade the seller is claiming it is you may want to search closed auctions on ebay for an idea of what they sell for. There are some other price guide type listings online if you search for them. Report this Post to the Staff
dsking Pillar of the Community United States 2365 Posts	Posted 08/25/2006 10:39 pm Perhaps even the Heritage Auction. We definitely need a pic on this one! Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 01:11 am Hello! Condition, as stated is critical in determing value. The date and mintmark you ask about is one of the rarer dates with only 16,000 minted. In VF-20 it is valued at about $500.00 to $700.00. Move up to an AU-55 and were looking at about $6000.00!!! This is the highest reported grade in the NGC Population report with one reported higher grade in the PCGS Population report. I hope this helps. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
adobero1 Valued Member United States 363 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 01:32 am Hi BJR. Just thought it would be important to add that you also need to be able to trust the person offering you the coin. Not only their integrity, but also their knowledge. In other words, sometimes coins are faked, (especially the scarcer dates) and sometimes even the seller might not know the difference. Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 08/26/2006 02:05 am adobero1, excellent points and advice. Many of these coins were "faked". Even the common dates....Authentication is also critical as well as trusting the skills of the seller. Mike Report this Post to the Staff
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