half dollar 1838

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  1. gianni

    gianni Active Member

    hello, what can this 1838 half dollar be worth today in the American market ??? thank you
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  3. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    In that condition, between 600k and 800k.
     
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  4. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

    In 2016 it sold for $597,525.00
     
  5. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    There were 20 made. What's the survival rate?
    Between $500,000 and $800,000 depending on condition and
    the demand at auction.
    Going back to the other thread about the guy who bought the 1938-S dime 68+ FB for 364,000. If you are going to spend that kind of money then you
    get a monster coin like this (or similar). Not some mass produced modern dime. Buy a 1943 copper, etc.
     
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  6. gianni

    gianni Active Member

    I think that in America there are many more than 20 collectors willing to put together a piece of this kind and that the market cannot satisfy, I think that even 800 thousand is too low a price for me will go over a million in the coming years
     
  7. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    It has a fingerprint on the reverse, so a serious collector wouldn’t be interested.
     
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  8. gianni

    gianni Active Member

    180 years of money you can't expect an MS65 +. ... but where did you see fingerprint on the reverse ????
     
  9. Silverhouse

    Silverhouse Well-Known Member

    I'm guessing under the left wing. A bit of toning there, looks like the edge of a finger tip a bit. I could be wrong.
     
  10. Islander80-83

    Islander80-83 Well-Known Member

    In the eyes of TPG'ers "I don't think" it affects the grade. Good eye
    @micbraun!

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  11. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    I could ignore the fingerprint. Is that your coin @gianni ?
     
  12. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Extremely rare and worth well into 6 figures. Who knows, it might even make 7 figures in today's market. We've seen some coin crazy things this year. You can count the mintage on your fingers and toes if you have all of them and no extras.
     
  13. wxcoin

    wxcoin Getting no respect since I was a baby

    The middle finger brings more money.
     
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  14. Heavymetal

    Heavymetal Well-Known Member

    After months of nonsense posts this valuable piece is presented for our attention. I’ll ask again @gianni is this your photo or something from the internet?
     
  15. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    It's a safe bet he does not possess this coin.
     
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  16. gianni

    gianni Active Member

    my post question refers to an evaluation of this coin !!! I have NEVER said that it is my coin. thank you
     
  17. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Riiiigght :rolleyes:
     
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  18. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    With a total mintage of 20? What's the survival rate?
     
  19. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    I never said you claimed that this coin was yours, I knew it wasn't.
    I was answering another post, and there's no reason to shout.
    I also was curious about the survival rate. There is at least 1.
     
  20. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I'm not sure but I believe there are either 9 or 11 traced, 1 from the 10 struck at Philadelphia, and the rest from the 10 struck in New Orleans.
     
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