A question for capped bust half specialists
superpsychmd
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How would you price an 1837 bust half which is a gr-24 broad collared variety. It’s a 62+ and a top pop of only two graded across the street. Any thoughts?
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Post pics. Grade is near irrelevant without pics.
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I don't know much about reeded edge half dollars. Dick Graham has an excellent book on them. Our own Tom Bush was a significant contributor and is probably the expert on this forum.
Jim Koenings has been studying them for years now. He publishes a monthly newsletter on varieties. He notes that the '37 GR-24 is common (500 to 1000 known) . An R2. Numerous MS examples are known...more than a dozen 63 and better, according to Mr. Graham's 2012 census
Without seeing the OP coin a rough guess on value is somewhere between $1,000 and $2500.
Lance.
Not surprisingly, with a quick search I couldn't find any sales for a 62+ 1837 GR-24. So I looked at other 1837 R2's, graded 62 - 63.
Sight unseen, I'd guess $1500 - $2500 for your 1837.
That's based on my perusal of the Autumn 2021 "Auction and Mail Bid Prices Realized for Bust Half Dollars", available by contacting Stephen Herrman at Herrman102@aol.com.
If you're hoping for more than $3000, compare your 1837 with this: https://legendauctions.hibid.com/lot/59994696/50c-1837-reeded-edge--pcgs-ms62--cac/
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And the fact that it is broad collar has no premium?