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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...TRK:MEWNX:ITWhen I checked for auction history of ebay, Heritage and David Lawrence I only found that was even remotely "recent", and even at that it was over two year old. It sold for $862.50 http://www.davidlawrence.com/invent...lotid/411833The 2011 RedBook shows VF20 priced at $600, but RedBook values are often way off. Mine is a PCGS certified VF25 and I got it for $784.74. Due to limited data available I kind of took a shot in the dark on this one. I was willing to throw the dice because problem free copper from the 1700's is tough to find, plus I had a 10% off ebay coupon - so my out the door price was actually $706. I'm figuring at best I got a good deal and at worst I slightly overpaid, which I can live with. So what do you think?  
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I can't intelligently comment on the value, but I can say, "wow! nice looking coin!"
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Wow .....  That is a lovely coin and one that I would be thrilled to have in my collection. I offer no expertise on the 'value' .... but offer all my best enthusiasm for seeing such a great old copper. Beautiful indeed.  David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Greysheet from April 2010 puts a VF at $400.
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Rest in Peace
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I think the coin is almost XF for detail, but they bumped it down due to very slight graininess in certain areas. I think you did pretty well if you're looking at this for a type set coin.
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Shadow, I've considered cracking it out because it would be a great hole filler for my Dansco type album. But this one I think I'll leave in the PCGS holder. It's my first 1700's coin so I'm going to have it as a standalone.
I'll stick a more common date in that hole, like maybe an 1803.
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Rest in Peace
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Makes sense, and I was thinking the same thing for my type set... I'm very picky about what goes in there and I've had a hard time with the two earlier large cents and the Seated Liberty dollar slots. |
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I agree the coin was probably "net-graded" a notch due to very slight porosity over high points of Liberty's hair. It's still a great-looking coin and early copper doesn't come cheap. I don't expect you'll have too many second thoughts about this one.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I went with a 1803 Large Cent and 1804 Half Cent for my 7070 album. They are allot easier to find in problem free condition |
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Bedrock of the Community
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You did well. CoinFacts lists several recent auctions in VF (2nd Hair Style). This is 2nd Style right? Sep-2010 $1,035 VF30 BN PCGS Heritage 2010 September Long Beach, CA Signature US Coin Auction #1144 3087 Jul-2010 $800 VF25 BN PCGS ebay ebay Sales in July, 2010 0 Jun-2010 $805 VF20 BN PCGS Heritage 2010 June Long Beach, CA Signature US Coin Auction #1140 7036 Mar-2010 $1,840 VF35 BN PCGS Heritage 2010 March Fort Worth, TX Signature ANA US Coin Auction #1138 110 Mar-2010 $978 VF20 BN PCGS Heritage 2010 March Fort Worth, TX Signature ANA US Coin Auction #1138 7126 Feb-2010 $1,035 VF25 BN PCGS Teletrade Auction 2817 1017 Jan-2010 $1,265 VF35 BN PCGS Heritage 2010 January Orlando, FL FUN US Coin Auction #1136 |
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I think you did quite well.
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Pillar of the Community
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Great piece of history there. I like it.
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bherring1964, thank you for that! And thanks to the rest of you for your comments as well. Where did you get that wealth of auction data? I go directly to ebay, Heritage and David Lawrence and search their archives... and you found way more than I did. |
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PCGS CoinFacts lists all available public auctions for all U.S. Coins. The list I posted was filtered by: 1798 Draped Bust Large Cents, 2nd Hair Style, 2010, PCGS, and VF. There were 7 public auction records available based on those critieria. It's a great tool. Let me know if you want more records. PCGS gave me a one year free membership to CoinFacts too - so I like it! I think it's about $100/yr to get CoinFacts.
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Ah! So you have to be a member? Thanks, I appreciate that. I'll PM you the next time I want to look something up if I'm having problems searching manually.
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