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Why did this 1979-D SBA Dollar Sell for so much?

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1979-D SBA Dollar PCGS MS-66
Is this a fluke? A case of a "nuclear" bid gone wrong? Or maybe someone thinks it's under graded? Or is this a rare error or variety? PCGS price guide is $34. Sold for $426.
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1368894/1979-D-Susan-B-Anthony-Dollar-PCGS-MS-66

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  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wide rim

  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,749 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @davewesen said:
    wide rim

    Wide rim is a P variety.

    Some things are unexplainable. It only takes 2 bidders that want it badly.

    image
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It needs a bath.

    It takes only about 50 mint sets to find a better one.

    Tempus fugit.
  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,360 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wide rim> @rec78 said:

    @davewesen said:
    wide rim

    Wide rim is a P variety.

    Some things are unexplainable. It only takes 2 bidders that want it badly.

    exactly very rare or unknown until 1980 in Denver dollars

  • ernie11ernie11 Posts: 1,960 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Maybe it was purchased by the person who paid $364K for a 1938-S dime.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I should check my accumulation of SBA dollars, may have a hidden fortune there.... :D Cheers, RickO

  • LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,409 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a premium for the milky white cheek.

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  • CoinscratchCoinscratch Posts: 8,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks like split serifs on top of "IN" however could find nothing at Variety Vista.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ............and I sit here and wonder if I should pay $4.00 for a PDS set of Women's Quarters.............

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  • skier07skier07 Posts: 4,062 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Either the seller knew something about the coin which we don’t or got incredibly lucky which leads me to wonder why someone would consign a $35 coin on a platform which doesn’t provide descriptions. I’m probably contradicting myself based on the auction results but it’s still a head scratcher.

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2023 7:20AM

    im glad THEY won this time , just sayin

  • Joe_360Joe_360 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One of those "mysteries of the universe"...

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  • RLSnapperRLSnapper Posts: 580 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Nuclear Bid" gone wrong perhaps?

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,404 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2023 10:50AM

    But it doesn’t say wide rim on the holder. Is that variety really worth that? Unbelievable - I guess it takes 2 wild bidders. When I think of what else that money can buy feel sick.

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  • CoinscratchCoinscratch Posts: 8,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Decimal in the wrong place $426 should have been $42.60.
    Damn crazy cat :D

  • CuprinkorCuprinkor Posts: 262 ✭✭✭

    Perhaps the buyer found a discovery coin for the argument for a 1979-D "wide rim" SBA Dollar?

  • HillbillyCollectorHillbillyCollector Posts: 640 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You know, buyer could be the same one that purchased the 1870-cc DE in 53 for around $1.6M about a 1 1/2 years ago.😉😂

  • erscoloerscolo Posts: 609 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Perhaps P. T. Barnum just said it best.

  • lermishlermish Posts: 3,243 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @erscolo said:
    Perhaps P. T. Barnum just said it best.

    The noblest art is that of making others happy? I agree, very apropos for the bidders to make the seller happy.

    :p:p:D

  • silviosisilviosi Posts: 458 ✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2023 2:52PM

    It takes only about 50 mint sets to find a better one.

    No, less then 50 min. At 400$ I will sell you cladking, free shipping.

    NEVER ARGUE WITH AN IDIOT.FIRST THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL.THEN, THEY WILL BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE. MARK TWAIN

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