RPD broken 2 1882 indian head value/grade? all help apprecieted

Found this and wanted opinions thanks.

 

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It is the variety they claim it to be--the die was dated with a broken 2 punch.
I would grade it ~VF30. There may be a couple spots of corrosion on the reverse near the shield.

 

what's going on with the top of united?

 

That's interesting--what year is it? The picture is a little grainy, so I can't tell for sure if this is only on the tops of UNITED (unlike Longacre outlines, which are all around the letters)

 

Oh I get it now--you're talking about the same coin--doh!
I'll have to check into that...

 

I am going to say its MD but im not very much of an expert on doubled dies.

 

So its a 40-ish dollar coin?

 

It takes some experience knowing past sales of particular varieties to establish a ballpark value. Snow gives this variety "3 stars" which he says "A highly sought after variety with a premium between 3X and 5X". The coin is normally ~$15 in this grade, so $40 is probably a good good deal--if those little spots aren't active corrosion. Good luck--you may get it for less!