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New arrival, grade and value opinions please

GazzaGazza Posts: 543
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This just arrived and I'm wondering what grade to attribute and if I paid too much for it.

1908 Obverse
1908 Reverse

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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Impossible to tell the grade from the photo could be as low as a AU or high as maybe a 62, My price guess less than $50 .image
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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Nice example...image

    The 1908 penny had an unfortunately high mintage of 31,506,000. However, my 2005 Krause has a value of $10 XF, $45 UNC. My 2004 Spinks has $12GB in XF, $50GB in UNC. Spinks feels high...

    Bearing in mind the grading differences between countries, not to mention successfully bridging the gap between XF and UNC, could be as low as a AU or high as maybe a 62- realistic appraisal. Closer to mid-$30's in UNC perhaps?

    Gotta admit, of the 55 GB pennies in the 1/2 ass'd date series I'm trying to accumulate, I have no 1908. Was this year not well-saved?
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  • GazzaGazza Posts: 543


    << <i>Nice example...image

    The 1908 penny had an unfortunately high mintage of 31,506,000. However, my 2005 Krause has a value of $10 XF, $45 UNC. My 2004 Spinks has $12GB in XF, $50GB in UNC. Spinks feels high...

    Bearing in mind the grading differences between countries, not to mention successfully bridging the gap between XF and UNC, could be as low as a AU or high as maybe a 62- realistic appraisal. Closer to mid-$30's in UNC perhaps?

    Gotta admit, of the 55 GB pennies in the 1/2 ass'd date series I'm trying to accumulate, I have no 1908. Was this year not well-saved? >>



    Ah but this is a Freemans 164 minage 1-2 million which is why I'm uncertain of the value.
  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    Ah but this is a Freemans 164 minage 1-2 million which is why I'm uncertain of the value.

    Ahhhhh, so I'll retire to the sidelines and wait for an intelligent answer.
    One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    image me too
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  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,577 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You know, an interesting point as their seems to be a split between the Brits and Yanks on these "hypervarietals". Here the scarcer types generally will not fetch a better number unless it is a well-known type such as the bunhead crosslet 4 1864.

    I see this is even catching in the usually unloved halfpenny series, at least generally more in England.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,435 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin... likely a 63RB tops. I think it falls short of full red. The Edward VII 1d examples in full red are alittle tougher than most folks think. Value range $40-60 is my guess. Wybrit is the one to ask

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  • GazzaGazza Posts: 543


    << <i>You know, an interesting point as their seems to be a split between the Brits and Yanks on these "hypervarietals". Here the scarcer types generally will not fetch a better number unless it is a well-known type such as the bunhead crosslet 4 1864.

    I see this is even catching in the usually unloved halfpenny series, at least generally more in England. >>



    Yes,hopefully the secret won't get out too soon. Most of my best buys have comefrom the States. 3 off 1954 1/4d 2+A for a few dollars each, kept the best for myself, sold one for $75 and another for $60 image
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