Bust Half Help or Advice
Cacoinguy
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Hey Guys , picked up an 1827 bust half graded by Anacs VF30 and attributed as an o124a. The shop I bought it from said he could care less about varieties and sold it to me for the price of a standard 1827. Heres my questions - is this something that should be crossed to PCGS plastic? Any ideas on value? I am not a bust half collector so any information would help. I havent found much on the web
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PCGS plastic would benefit the coin along with the Overton designation, IMO. The coin is an R5+, which is quite a rare variety.
Nice pickup.
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He is more of a gold and silver guy than a coin dealer but I was pleasantly surprised. Coin is attributed by Anacs of the label.
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Past auctions for high VF O.124a are in the $2k - $2.5k range (PCGS plastic). But that covers a lot of years. The O.124 obviously doesn't come up very often.
PCGS's price guide calls a VF30 $2500.
If you want to maximize your profit, absolutely cross it to PCGS and get it attributed.
Can we see pictures of the coin?
Lance.
Early American Copper, Bust and Seated.
Lance.
This site has rarity ratings, price guide, etc.:
http://www.busthalfprices.com/cbrr.php
Congrats on a great buy! Keep this dealer friend close.
By the way, PCGS is almost as bad on Overtons and NGC is even worse so I'm not singling out ANACS here. NEVER depend on a TGP for an attribution. Check with one of the experts in that particular series.
Lance.
I'm posting this in the defense of the grade assigned! Am I out of line with the asking price?
An NGC XF45 sold for $1880 last year, and that was an attractive coin (I remember because I almost bid on it). When you consider that your coin has problems and, quite frankly, appears to be over-graded, I'd value it at less than half of what you're asking on eBay.
I'm posting this in the defense of the grade assigned! Am I out of line with the asking price?
An NGC XF45 sold for $1880 last year, and that was an attractive coin (I remember because I almost bid on it). When you consider that your coin has problems and, quite frankly, appears to be over-graded, I'd value it at less than half of what you're asking on eBay.
I guess PCGS priceguide is way off on this one! It is $5000.00 in XF40!
I'm posting this in the defense of the grade assigned! Am I out of line with the asking price?
An NGC XF45 sold for $1880 last year, and that was an attractive coin (I remember because I almost bid on it). When you consider that your coin has problems and, quite frankly, appears to be over-graded, I'd value it at less than half of what you're asking on eBay.
I guess PCGS priceguide is way off on this one! It is $5000.00 in XF40!
I think the OP's coin is graded properly and I agree with Brian, it's about a $1000 coin at retail.
The coin is really an R5 and not R5+ (which will soften the price more). R5+ coins have an estimated 31-46 known and R5 coins are at 47-63 known. The latest BHNC census puts it at R5 and not R5+. Regardless, it's a difficult coin to find.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces