Price me....

1904-O

 

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$35

 

$75(?)

 

$45.00

 

$26.50 + $3.99 shipping

 

I would say 55.00

 

Are we guessing FMV? What you sold it for? What you paid for it?

 

$300

 

FMV in the toner collector community, not red book prices.

 

40

 

I'll still go with what @EyeAppealingCoins said in this thread:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-would-be-a-good-auction-estimate-on-this.327503/

$250-$500 is a safe range as a guess. Someone could really love it and go higher. It all depends on if it's an auction or a buy-it-now and who's looking at the moment if it's an auction.

And if you have a $1k offer, that is solid money.

 

Toning is nice enough to drive a nice premium. Wild guess $225.

 

For everyone guessing, note that the coin is an MS 65 with nice toning...it will definitely not be under $100.

 

It would have been nice to know that in the beginning.

Toning is not my thing. I prefer nice shiny coins.

You know, I've often wondered if the desire for toned coins was not just a dealer driven thing. A way for some dealer, with a lot of toned coins on his hands, to sell coins he couldn't otherwise market?
We all know markets of all kinds are driven by fads, what's new?, what's in?, what's cool?, what does the experts say?
Hasn't the demand for toned coins caused another method of scamming to develop?
Artificial toning?
Is the desire for toned coins simply an over-amped fad that will eventually run it's course and fade?
Far be it for me to say. I just prefer nice shiny coins.

 

Does it look more like the pictures in the original post or closer to this older photo? Intensity and vibrancy of the colors will make a HUGE difference as will luster.

 

$1k is a solid offer - if someone offered me that much, I would take it.

 

Fair enough. I’ve just seen this one posted enough times that I remember it now.

And it’s fine if toning isn’t your thing. We all like different things. However it’s still important to realize values. If you owned that coin, even not liking toning, you’d still want to sell it for a fair price (and not sell yourself short). One can price something fairly without ever wanting to pay that much.

As for toning being a fad or a way for dealers to sell off unwanted coins, maybe that was the case 30+ years ago (as it was common for toners to be dipped), but the popularity of them has been solidified over the past few decades. Take a look at many Morgans (just an easy example to track), especially common dates, and you’ll notice that now the untoned ones are hard to sell while toners are going for multiples of guide. Plenty of collectors like the colors as it adds a unique element to the coin (it’s like a unique work of art).

 

My sentiments exactly. That said, I don't even collect Morgan's, there's just too much competition with Morgans.

 

If you want to price it, you can throw it on eBay in a no reserve auction and see what happens. It's not for the faint of heart, but sometimes the allure of a deal drives a spirited bidding war. You can always end 12 hours out if the results are mediocre (although a lot of bidding happens at the end).