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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 07-08-2008, 12:27 AM   #1 (permalink) gopher29 Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 773 My Mood: 1799 Large Cent for sale on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130235357152 A rare coin indeed but the seller is crazy if he thinks he's going to get 75,000 bucks for it! __________________ "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy." ~Guy Fawkes~ "If Antarctica ever mints a coin I think it should have a Penguin on it." ~gopher29~   07-08-2008, 01:14 AM   #2 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: Hey, it's worth a shot! The 1799 Large Cent Grey Sheets at $37,500 in XF. But that coin is severely corroded with only "XF Details". I don't know how much to bump it down because of the corrosion but I would think at least a couple of grades. The coin Grey Sheets at $7,400 in F (about 10% of his opening bid). __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   07-08-2008, 09:04 AM   #3 (permalink) 900fine doggone it people like me     Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,807 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by Hobo I don't know how much to bump it down because of the corrosion but I would think at least a couple of grades. I don't know either, but my guess is it would wind up around EAC 15, maybe 20. There are some strong Early Copper guys runnin' around here. Maybe they'll throw in a better EAC grade estimate.   07-08-2008, 10:19 AM   #4 (permalink) bqcoins You get what you pay for.     Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Nebraska/Iowa Posts: 4,770 My Mood: I'd say that coin might go for upwards of 10,000 to the right person, but this guy has already out priced all potential bidders __________________ BQ Sometime Numismatic Consultant See my Bust Halves here: http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid See my Holey coins here:http://s240.photobucket.com/albums/f...albumview=grid   07-08-2008, 02:06 PM   #5 (permalink) mark_h Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,197 Personally I think Shawn Yancey has better coins and no where near the cost. I think 10k might be right. Then again I think all of the sellers coins are expensive. __________________ the other mark Best Baan Community Empty airtite seeks unwanted coins. All sizes welcome.   07-08-2008, 02:13 PM   #6 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: When I see ones over priced like that one, I think it's just someone showing off their coin. The 1799 is extremely hard to find and to actually own one, is something to be proud of. If I had one, I'd be posting it here but maybe the seller doesn't know about us so he used Ebay to show it off? Because at that price, it's not going anywhere any time soon. Ribbit   07-09-2008, 02:30 AM   #7 (permalink) Harryj Supporter**   Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,931 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by mark_h Personally I think Shawn Yancey has better coins and no where near the cost. I think 10k might be right. Then again I think all of the sellers coins are expensive. Mark, Who is Shawn Yancey? And does he have a website? Thanks, Harry __________________   07-08-2008, 02:28 PM   #8 (permalink) gopher29 Coin Hoarder     Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 773 My Mood: I wonder if that coin is a metal detector find. Does it not resemble something that spent quite a few years in the ground? __________________ "A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy." ~Guy Fawkes~ "If Antarctica ever mints a coin I think it should have a Penguin on it." ~gopher29~   07-08-2008, 02:35 PM   #9 (permalink) huntsman53 Supporter**   Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jefferson City, Tennessee Posts: 3,008 Talking about being overpriced!! The Seller even has the 1799 priced 5 to 8 times higher than the two 1793's he or she has up for auction. Frank   07-08-2008, 09:46 PM   #10 (permalink) rzage What Goes Around Comes A     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chicago Posts: 5,449 My Mood: Do most early coppers look like that ? What makes it like that ? The impurity of the copper or being in the ground ? rzage __________________ Instant Karmas gonna Get you:John Lennon ANA member #R3146234   07-08-2008, 10:00 PM   #11 (permalink) earlyrarecoins Member   Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Niagara Falls, NY Posts: 71 I couldn't find a recent 1799 XF details in the Heritage Archives, but it seems this coin would sell for around $10,000 depending on the variety. If it was less corroded it might go for $20,000 , but the corrosion is severe. It would depend completely on how many people are looking for the coin at one particular time. __________________ Early Rare Coins Specializing in Bust, Seated, and Barber material.   07-09-2008, 10:00 PM   #12 (permalink) mark_h Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,197 I just assumed everybody knew who Shawn Yancey is - EarlyCopperCoins.com. I look at his web site all the time. Usually he has the rare varieties and he always has some that I want. __________________ the other mark Best Baan Community Empty airtite seeks unwanted coins. All sizes welcome.   07-09-2008, 11:45 PM   #13 (permalink) Catbert .     Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,459 My Mood: Shawn Yancey is a reputable seller and I have bought from him with no problems.   Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. 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