1861-O Seated Half Rare Variety? Two Varieties in one?

Windycity · September 12, 2014 6:28AM

I am not a specialist with Seated Half Dollars but just picked up one with two varieties listed in David Lawrence's rare coin blog. It is a NGC Shipwreck Effect (B) Unc coin (listed a W-14) with the WB103 obverse and the WB104 Reverse. David Lawrence references the known die pair of WB103 and WB104 but I wondered just how rare is the combo and is there a significant premium for this variety?

Boosibri · September 12, 2014 6:31AM

I've heard of the variety before. Should command a premium as a variety.

BustHalfBrian · September 12, 2014 6:42AM

This is your variety. WB-103/104.

I believe it is rare

Edit: Just found this example that sold on eBay for nearly $1,800 and this one that sold for $5,500.

If your coin is UNC, it looks like it might be worth as much as 10k! What'd you say you paid for it again?

coindeuce · September 12, 2014 7:54AM

<< <i>This is your variety. WB-103/104.

I believe it is rare

Edit: Just found this example that sold on eBay for nearly $1,800 and this one that sold for $5,500.

If your coin is UNC, it looks like it might be worth as much as 10k! What'd you say you paid for it again?

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Nice try BHB. The first link you cited for an eBay sale of an Cleaned,AU Details WB-103/WB-104 did not sell for anywhere near $1,800. It sold on July 28 for Best Offer of $1,250 and only after the seller had relisted it 3 times.

Also, the Heritage sale result of a problem free PCGS AU-55 is a totally different universe from an NGC Shipwreck Effect coin.

BustHalfBrian · September 12, 2014 10:02AM

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<< <i>This is your variety. WB-103/104.

I believe it is rare

Edit: Just found this example that sold on eBay for nearly $1,800 and this one that sold for $5,500.

If your coin is UNC, it looks like it might be worth as much as 10k! What'd you say you paid for it again?

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Nice try BHB. The first link you cited for an eBay sale of an Cleaned,AU Details WB-103/WB-104 did not sell for anywhere near $1,800. It sold on July 28 for Best Offer of $1,250 and only after the seller had relisted it 3 times.

Also, the Heritage sale result of a problem free PCGS AU-55 is a totally different universe from an NGC Shipwreck Effect coin.

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I'll stick to Bust halves

GotTheBug · September 12, 2014 10:12PM

That's a pretty decent looking coin for a shipwreck piece, all rarity aside. A lot of the shipwreck halves that I have seen for sale have been corroded to the point of obliteration. A nice piece of history you've got there

1861-O Seated Half Rare Variety? Two Varieties in one?

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