1873 Quarter Eagle

Discussion in 'What's it Worth' started by rww67, Feb 4, 2016.

  1. rww67

    rww67 Member

    Picked this out of a roll of pennies I purchased, curious if anyone knows a roundabout value ?
     

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  3. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    Wow!!! You found this in a roll of pennies? Was it a customer wrapped or machine wrapped roll?

    Looking at it, it might be in the $325 - $375 range.
     
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  4. rww67

    rww67 Member

    Purchased on Ebay Last Year.
     
  5. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    You waited that long to be curious about the value? Wish I had that kind of patience!! Now that was a roll worth buying - unless it went for 1500$ LOL!
     
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  6. rww67

    rww67 Member

    I saved them,several rolls, for Christmas with my kids.I think I paid around $70 for the roll it came in.
     
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  7. Markus1959

    Markus1959 Well-Known Member

    Well congratulations - not often the buyer gets a deal from them "roll sellers"
     
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  8. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    Some guys get all the luck:)
     
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  9. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    Nice coin! I collect $2 1/2 (though mainly Indians). Tough to tell from the pics, but looks cleaned to me. You can see some luster around the stars, then it disappears in the main surface area, and looks darker, meaning probably somewhat shiny. I would say $240-$275. Maybe up to $300 if you get a bidding war.
     
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  10. rww67

    rww67 Member

    I haven't cleaned it.It is in a plastic holder.Thanks.
     
  11. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    But someone in the past probably has.
     
  12. rww67

    rww67 Member

    Doesn't looked cleaned to me and I'm holding it.
     
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  13. rww67

    rww67 Member

    I don't mean to sound ugly but I have had people tell me stuff like that then offer to buy for cheap.I'm not implying that's what you are doing it's more of a reaction I guess. Thanks.
     
  14. rww67

    rww67 Member

    Luck is what it was for a change,thanks.
     
  15. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    No worries. In hand it might not look cleaned, and it might just be the pics. I buy and sell these all the time, so if I was bidding on yours, based on those pictures, I would bid thinking it was cleaned. Then if it wasn't I would be happy.
     
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  16. James S

    James S Low Mintage

    Congratulations I don't never buy unsearched rolls especially pennies all the seller has to do is put one wheat on the end that you can see and the rest be modern, I see some of them penny rolls going for over $15 bucks to, imo you got very fortunate but I say again congratulations
     
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  17. rww67

    rww67 Member

    Thanks,they were advertised as estate sale rolls so I guess they didn't open them.I actually got two Quarter Eagles the other is not as nice.Also a Flying Eagle cent and plenty seated and winged liberty dimes.
     
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  18. Santinidollar

    Santinidollar Supporter! Supporter

    I will get you to buy some rolls for me.:woot:
     
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  19. James S

    James S Low Mintage

    Yeh I would trust Estate sales a little more but you never know if the seller is just saying that
     
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  21. jwitten

    jwitten Well-Known Member

    I will add this: A lot of times, these sellers will advertise things like "Gold found!" and post the feedbacks to prove it. If he averages $70 a roll, he can afford to throw a gold in occasionally and still come out way ahead. Just something to think about.
     
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