Someone selling Bust Quarters got short-changed tonight

coin22lover · September 26, 2010 12:09PM

I put in a pretty huge snipe bid on this coin link and got a page that said "this ebay feature is not responding, please check the announcement boards" when I clicked the "confirm" button... Too bad for the both of us, because I really wanted it.

taxbuster1040 · September 26, 2010 12:11PM

What makes this coin so special? How much do you think it was worth?

coin22lover · September 26, 2010 12:21PM

It has a retained cud, I place a bid of $400

astrorat · September 26, 2010 12:33PM

Too bad for Rick (the seller) that the bids didn't register. He's a good guy.

STONE · September 26, 2010 2:44PM

Well, you would have outdone me. I too ran into trouble putting in a last 15-second bid which eBay (or my internet) was too slow to put through.
I was only going to bid up to $277, but I'm sure the winning bidder had a max of more than $300.

Seller definitely got short changed

(and I feel I did too!)

TPRC · September 26, 2010 3:39PM

I'm going from memory here, but I recall that this coin was sold a few months back by estatecoinsales on ebay, David Kahn. I recall the coin because I have one like it and was curious what it was worth if it was not the terminal dies state and if the cud was not fully retained. I also know David Kahn. My coin is not a fully retained cud, the crack terminates at about the U and perhaps that makes a big difference. This coin at first blush didn't look to me like it is fully retained, but the earlier description from estatecoinsales said it was even though the photo didn't show it well, as I recall. My recollection was that it sold pretty cheap back then, too, probably to this seller. Upon looking further at the pictures from the link provided, I'm inclined to think it is fully retained. Any way, I have no idea what the coin is worth, but I assume that the crack terminating at the U makes a difference. Does it?

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Eagleguy · September 27, 2010 2:08AM

<< <i>I am not sure that I see a retianed cud either, it coul dbe just a die crack. The dentils don't look like they are offset, the die crack seems to stop and not go all the way for a fully retained cud. Although partially retained is fine too, I am just not sure it is a cud, tough photo to really tell with certainty. >>

JH

DIMEMAN · September 27, 2010 2:24AM

Looks like a die crack to me also. But I'm not really into cuds and stuff. But the dentils don't look offset.

QuarterCollector · September 27, 2010 3:13AM

I also agree. Money better spent elsewhere.

Tom

Billet7 · September 27, 2010 3:34AM

Yeah, it's a retained cud, it hasn't shifted or displaced, but the crack goes all the way through the rims. It's hard to see with the wear and darker toning near the rim.

I don't think this cud gets much attention, I may be wrong. It doesn't come up all that often from what I have seen, but it isn't as dramatic as some of the other cuds. Still, I would have thought it would get a higher price than it did. Thompson says this is the toughest die state for the variety (not suprising since they likely used the broken die for just a short period before it broke.)

Someone selling Bust Quarters got short-changed tonight

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