Capped bust opinion.

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GDJ, in my search I've seen that they are common, I agree. I'm just picky, I want what I want lol.

 

They are generally considered common, but in light of recent mintages, less so than that.

 

This would never make it into an undamaged slab if not for the type

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1174&lotNo=4495

 

Here is another overgraded one, but a nice specimen which is graded AU55 (should be damaged details EF40)

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1175&lotIdNo=72052#Photo

 

Here is a VF45 grade which has a harsh cleaning and hair lines

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131236&lotNo=28127#Photo

 

Even if you ignor the lines on the obverse, this is a VF 40 graded AU50.

http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=131236&lotNo=28128#Photo

 

Ok, let me ask this. So I can pin down what I'll be paying. For a capped bust in xf45 what should I expect to pay. This for a common example. I've seen everything from 150 to 300. On average what should one expect to pay?

 

http://www.davidkahnrarecoins.com/p-911-1832-o109-r4-pcgs-xf-40-240.aspx

 

That's a nice coin. PCGS has this priced at 200, ngc at 160? What's the difference in value? I know they have their own style of pricing but 40 difference seems large. Then of course the seller wants 240 to make a little money.

 

If you want accurate pricing the best thing to do is to waunder to the Heritage Auction archives and see a variety of coin types. You can get a decent consensus of what a coin might cost. SOmetimes to prices will be dramatically wide, and you need to eyeball the coins sold.

 

Yeah I did that with ebay. Seems 175-225 is average winning price.

 

Ebay and Heritage prices are high in my experience. I've bought XF-AU capped busts for well under $100 from local shops and shows for years. This series is only popular on the internet, not in B&M's for some reason, and dealers just don't like dealing with them for the most part, which is why the prices are less than half of those we see on auction sites.
Guy

 

Yeah i'm finding they are worthless lol. While they help with ballpark they don't help in the market where coins tend to sell for a prem based on a collectors desire to have it.

And coleguy, I've kind of noticed that too. Coin dealers tend to be better prices than the auction houses. However I don't have a good coin community in Tallahassee so Internet searching houses and dealers is my best bet.

If y'all have any dealers you recommend that'd be great. With this being my last half in my set I'm a little more particular since my set has already kind of been laid out so i want it to fit that "format". But that specificity makes it harder to find what I'm looking for.

 

Really

That was not what I saw in Philadelphia. I'd like to see those dealers. I also tend to like good busts, not just good grades.

Ruben

 

I bought a few at the Philly show, but I agree they were a bit higher priced than what I've found to be the case in my area.
Guy

 

Your on the other side of the country. I don't even know what country that is over there, a little west of the Hudson (and Delaware, and Ohio, and Mississippi, and Platte, and Snake rivers)

 

BTW - why didn't we have lunch?