What would be a price for a barely readable 1901-S Barber quarter?

tydye · April 23, 2011 8:04AM

Date is all there but the mintmark is almost imaginary. No problems other than just wear. Obverse is an AG-3 Reverse is F-2

A dealer near me has one but for what seems a reasonable price. I would love to plug it in my LOC album

PerryHall · April 23, 2011 8:29AM

<< <i>Date is all there but the mintmark is almost imaginary. No problems other than just wear. Obverse is an AG-3 Reverse is F-2

A dealer near me has one but for what seems a reasonable price. I would love to plug it in my LOC album >>

I usually avoid coins with an "almost imaginary mintmark".

Halfhunter06 · April 23, 2011 8:42AM

My advice to you is dont buy it.

Rampage · April 23, 2011 8:52AM

If it is imaginary, then imagine it not there at all. I would not buy it-slabbed or not. I promise you, you will be sorry you bought it a few years down the road when you try to sell it and no one else but you can imagine a mint mark being there.

RYK · April 23, 2011 8:59AM

If it fits the look of the rest of the coins in the album, I would consider it.

However, I would never buy a C or D mint gold coin with a weak MM.

tydye · April 23, 2011 9:02AM

You are all probably right. The best point is RYK's in that it wont match the rest of the album. Price was $500 which is a fraction of good bid.

Moldnut · April 23, 2011 9:06AM

$500 is probably a fair price for that grade. If you get it in plastic, it would bring in more than that.

ianrussell · April 23, 2011 11:00AM

Any photo?

ziggy29 · April 23, 2011 11:07AM

<< <i>If it is imaginary, then imagine it not there at all. >>

Like an 1866-S Seated Dime?

pontiacinf · April 23, 2011 11:13AM

imagine it in your book and be done with it

or do an IOU circle and stick in the hole

coinlieutenant · April 23, 2011 11:26AM

If you can make out the mm without a doubt, 500$ is a buy.

shorecoll · April 23, 2011 11:36AM

I would say buy it...if you don't like it, I would bet $100 it will sell on the BST in an hour for more than that (assuming you list it during daylight hours).

dogwood · April 23, 2011 11:56AM

That's a great price. I would venture a 3/2 is about a 1500 dollar coin, tops.
Unfortuntely they are not scarce enough to justify their pricing structure in G4 and below.
And yet there they are all day long.

lkenefic · April 23, 2011 12:03PM

If it slabs even in a genuine holder, it's probably worth more than $500

LindeDad · April 23, 2011 12:41PM

Really have to wonder why a dealer iswilling to give up so much money on it if it would slab?

HoledandCreative · April 23, 2011 4:20PM

I would pay $500 for it with the contingency that it would slab either "Genuine" or "graded". Buyer would only be out the fees, not the $500 if it wouldn't. A slabbed "Genuine" 01-S would probably bring $1500 minimum on eBay. A lot of collectors looking to fill that hole in their collection.

leothelyon · April 23, 2011 7:32PM

If it takes a bit of imagination to see it, you'll be imagining it is for the rest of your life.

Leo

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