1909D half eagle in bezel. Make an offer or pass?

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DNADave
DNADave Posts: 7,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
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My local car wash guy sells me all of his silver. Today was just a couple if dimes but also this gold piece. I’m thinking $1000 is what I’ll offer due to current downside and the probable bezel post damage.


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  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Don't ever complain about dealers.

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  • rte592
    rte592 Posts: 2,234 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Melt is $1177.
    Plus the bezel if gold and not filled.
    $1000 is a starting point.
    He probably found it in one of the carwash vacuums and will snap at the offer.

  • derryb
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    heavily counterfeited series. Be sure.

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  • UpGrayedd
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    @derryb said:
    heavily counterfeited series. Be sure.

    Good advice, but even if counterfeit a lot of them were still real gold.

    Philippians 4:4-7

  • JBK
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    @rte592 said:
    Melt is $1177.
    Plus the bezel if gold and not filled.
    $1000 is a starting point.
    He probably found it in one of the carwash vacuums and will snap at the offer.

    I agree.

    It would be nice if he kept it around for a while in case anyone came back looking for it. :/

  • DNADave
    DNADave Posts: 7,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @JBK said:

    @rte592 said:
    Melt is $1177.
    Plus the bezel if gold and not filled.
    $1000 is a starting point.
    He probably found it in one of the carwash vacuums and will snap at the offer.

    I agree.

    It would be nice if he kept it around for a while in case anyone came back looking for it. :/

    No nothing like that. It’s his dad’s and his dad is going on a vacation. Nothing to get excited over.


  • JBK
    JBK Posts: 17,862 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That's good news. :)

  • DNADave
    DNADave Posts: 7,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

  • UpGrayedd
    UpGrayedd Posts: 825 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @DNADave said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

    JM Bullion currently has a sell to us price of $1,164.26 for details/cleaned $5 Indians, just sayin...

    Philippians 4:4-7

  • PerryHall
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    @UpGrayedd said:

    @DNADave said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

    JM Bullion currently has a sell to us price of $1,164.26 for details/cleaned $5 Indians, just sayin...

    I'm guessing their buy price is a lot less. Probably less than melt value.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • UpGrayedd
    UpGrayedd Posts: 825 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @PerryHall said:

    @UpGrayedd said:

    @DNADave said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

    JM Bullion currently has a sell to us price of $1,164.26 for details/cleaned $5 Indians, just sayin...

    I'm guessing their buy price is a lot less. Probably less than melt value.

    That is their buy price...

    Philippians 4:4-7

  • UpGrayedd
    UpGrayedd Posts: 825 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Note Sell To Us

    Philippians 4:4-7

  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 6, 2026 4:33PM
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    @UpGrayedd said:

    @DNADave said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

    JM Bullion currently has a sell to us price of $1,164.26 for details/cleaned $5 Indians, just sayin...

    And if the bezel is 14k, you can add a couple hundred more. So, $1000 is low, lower than most dealers. I don't care what you offer, it's not my coin. But I'm just saying that people here are always yelling about dealers. So if you want to be $300 or $400 back of melt, that's fine with me. I'm just saying that you lose the right to complain if a dealer offers you 20% back of melt.

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  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @PerryHall said:

    @UpGrayedd said:

    @DNADave said:

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Don't ever complain about dealers.

    Put up or shut up. What would your offer be smara$$

    JM Bullion currently has a sell to us price of $1,164.26 for details/cleaned $5 Indians, just sayin...

    I'm guessing their buy price is a lot less. Probably less than melt value.

    Bad guess

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