Raw Gold ~1858 S Half Eagle

TwoSides2aCoin

Sold on ebay for over $1200. It was on my watchlist. I hoped it would be under $800 in the final minutes... (I was dreaming)
Thoughts ?

fc

if you have not learned by now ;-) pictures of that type are purposely
done to hide problems.

the coin is not worth 1200 to me and i collect half eagles.
i have seen 1858S half eagles that look a ton better then that
for less money.

that coin is net 45 details, polished. where is the luster? ooh yea, gone.

the coin should be priced around 500 and would have sold for about that
in a net anacs slab.

what do you like about that coin? sorta common too for S.

thoughts? it will be back on ebay in a month when the buyer gets
a real look at it.

ricko

Not an expert on this series, but seems overpriced at that level. Cheers, RickO

PerryHall

Why would anyone buy raw US gold on eBay? Sooner or later, you're gonna get screwed.

oldcameoproofsguy

Count your blessings.

Joflax

Dangerous to even put Raw gold on your watchlist , Just assume that it is junk

GoldenEyeNumismatics

cleaned or polished

fc

is 1858 the year the mint mark size changed?

here is the year before. 1857S.


coinfacts shows an 1858S with a similair sized mint mark as the
coin above. so i guess the answer to my question is yes, the size
changed that year. neat.

PerryHall

<< <i>Dangerous to even put Raw gold on your watchlist , Just assume that it is junk >>



................or counterfeit.

JJM

cleaned 45, move on...................

TwoSides2aCoin

thank you all...
I didn't spend any money, that would be 'centsles'
I did entertain the thought and am glad I shared that with you here.
A humbling lesson can be had without enduring financial hardships.

fc

centsles

i basically do not buy coins from him out of spite... but if you do
get them slabbed by a top tpg. sometimes he has a winner among
the chaffe.

TwoSides2aCoin

<< <i>centsles

i basically do not buy coins from him out of spite... but if you do
get them slabbed by a top tpg. sometimes he has a winner among
the chaffe. >>



He's the one who bought this coin for $1200 ... He wasn't the seller... he was the top bidder

fc

wooo weee. he/she/it ussually has better taste then that. yowza.
what was he/she/it thinking???

i have seen that seller step up for some amazing coins before
but never anything that looked as bad as that.