Why would this damaged 1833 Bust half sell for this much?
sanddollar
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I've been looking casually for a Bust half dollar to add to a type set. I was checking out closed auctions and see this one sold for over $100. yet it appears damaged/cleaned and closer to cull status than problem-free.
Is this just where the market is at and to expect now to pay more for these early dates?
Here is the completed listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/376710951343
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I’m guessing it sold for less than that. It says “or best offer” and the price has a line through it. I’m not sure, but I think it means that it wasn’t sold at that price, but I couldn’t figure a way to see what it did sell for
Mr_Spud
It looks like a.contemporary counterfeit to me. Maybe that’s why. There is a whole lot of these including an 1837 dated one with edge lettering. I have one in my collection.
I was just about to post something similar - it looks like a contemporary counterfeit which ironically, can be worth more than a genuine one.
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It doesn't just look like a contemporary counterfeit, it is a contemporary counterfeit. These are avidly collected by early half dollar collectors and there is an excellent die marriage reference book on them written by Keith Davignon. It appears to be die marriage 1A, which is considered extremely common in this niche.
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Here's the one I mentioned. This was has a lettered edge, which it is not supposed to have.
Don Taxey showed a number of these in his book from the 1960's "Counterfeit and Mistruck U.S. Coins."
Good to know.
Looking at it throughly, it does appear to be brass?
The date looks off along with the stars.
"Contemporary" in this case means, 'of the time period'.
that recently posted "find the sales prices" site shows it was accepted at 100.00
good web site on the topic: https://badmetalcoin.com
I haven’t seen the post you’re referring to. There’s a site that will tell you the best offer prices accepted on eBay?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1118723/ebay-sold-for-price-site
Definitely a contemporary counterfeit, the reverse looks more like a 1807-1708 reverse.
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https://130point.com/sales/
It sold for $100
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