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1847-O $2.50 Monster Die break - any premium

RINATIONALSRINATIONALS Posts: 171 ✭✭✭
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One of the largest die breaks I've seen on a gold coin, couldn't find a similar one. Just a neat oddity or something more? Thanks for any help

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    JasonGamingJasonGaming Posts: 928 ✭✭✭✭

    Woah, that’s a really large crack. I would definitely pay a good (but not significant) premium.

    Always buying nice toned coins! Searching for a low grade 1873 Arrows DDO Dime and 1842-O Small Date Quarter.

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 6,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Much better than average die crack, especially for gold.

    That die is a few dozen coins or so away from being a retained cud die break.

    And yes, although most common gold coin die cracks carry no premium,
    I would say your coin does have a premium for the significant and long
    die crack.

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    SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,978 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Lots of cracks on the 47 o QEs. That one is significant. Would likely bring a premium especially in a higher grade. I find it interesting though.

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    DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,040 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!! I love it.

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    LJenkins11LJenkins11 Posts: 860 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is very interesting.

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,191 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting but it might be difficult to find the buyer who will actually pay a "significant" premium to buy it. When I think of "red hot" collecting areas $2.50 gold coins don't come to mind.

    All glory is fleeting.
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    skier07skier07 Posts: 4,758 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth said:
    Interesting but it might be difficult to find the buyer who will actually pay a "significant" premium to buy it. When I think of "red hot" collecting areas $2.50 gold coins don't come to mind.

    Liberty quarter eagles are actually quite popular today among gold collectors. They aren’t as popular as double eagles but there’s a pretty strong demand for them especially the higher grade ones.

    I think if the OP’s coin was a higher grade he could expect a premium.

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    dagingerbeastttdagingerbeasttt Posts: 808 ✭✭✭✭

    Wicked die crack, adds some nice character.

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,191 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @skier07 said:

    @291fifth said:
    Interesting but it might be difficult to find the buyer who will actually pay a "significant" premium to buy it. When I think of "red hot" collecting areas $2.50 gold coins don't come to mind.

    Liberty quarter eagles are actually quite popular today among gold collectors. They aren’t as popular as double eagles but there’s a pretty strong demand for them especially the higher grade ones.

    I think if the OP’s coin was a higher grade he could expect a premium.

    Collectors of gold coins by date and mintmark tend to be a very wealthy group. Unless a date/mm is truly rare they are going to want it in high grade. The coin in question is probably not in a high enough grade to generate interest among the serious date/mm collectors of this series.

    All glory is fleeting.
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    jwittenjwitten Posts: 5,353 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You should be able to get a premium for it... I've been able to sell my nice die cracks for a small premuim.

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    that's a nice addition to the collection. I like it

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 Posts: 11,658 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, "sweet" !!! :)

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2, 2019 12:15PM

    I have never seen a die crack that advanced on a U.S. gold coin.
    Edited to add: Listen to Fred. He “Da Man!”

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    ashelandasheland Posts: 24,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like!

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow.... that is a very prominent die crack for a gold coin.... There are certainly collectors that would like to have that coin in their collection.... Cheers, RickO

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice d-crack @RINATIONALS!

    Wonder how many the die made before it was changed.

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