HELP!- 1799 Bust Dollar Legit????

$100 is still a good deal of money, and it's only right that we should give him our honest opinions.

Many years ago (the 1970s) I knew a young collector at one the local clubs who had a 1960 Small Date cent in Proof. Those coins used to sell for $50 believe it or not. He had one that had been cut out of the Proof set holder and it had gone fairly bad. He kept putting up for auction, but it never sold. I don't know if it killed his interest or not, but it's the sort of that can discourage a young collector.

 

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Regardless, of one's age, good advice is one of the best commodities anyone can ask for, especially if you're a numismatist.

 

Hello everyone!! Thanks for the input! I may have taken a crack at if it was cheaper but now its bid up beyond the amount i can spend. Thanks again!!

 

You are better off. You will do better on the future.

 

Thanks for the advice!! I think after my life gets rolling good i may buy a nice bust dollar. I've only ever held one bust dollar from a local coin show that was around 11 grand and ever since I've been hyped up to get one. I still my keep my eye out though.

 

I would buy it a regular normal circulated one goes for around $600+ / for around $100 just to have one and didn't break then bank.

 

I think that's a good thing for you as you can continue to learn and save money to get a better one.

 

That coin belongs on a necklace, not in plastic!

 

It’d look better on a Christmas tree if you ask me. Then again, I wouldn’t spend $360 on such a problem coin to simply put it on my Christmas tree.

 

I did find one 1799 dollar that sold for $100. It had a hole in the date area and an attempted repair. Holes in the date area are death for a coin. Legitimate repair coin repair people will not touch the date area. Keep that in mind if you should see such a damaged coin offered.

 

Seems like fun to me to own something that is 200+ years old and has tons of unknown history to it. Would be fun to carry it around and let people play with it. I have a huge 1840 penny that is in worn but kind of decent condition - sometimes I carry it around and let people touch it. Sometimes people try to shine it up! weird, but you, it's a great conversation piece. This would beat that! Sure, I'd pay $100 for it.

 

is the auction over?how much did it sell for.

 

Just guessing, but if it were one of the rarer varieties it would be worth more. I don't know bust dollar varieties, but I'm often shocked by how much a slick cull holed R-7 Bust Half dollar will sell for.

 

The number of collectors who work on die variety sets of Bust Half Dollars is quite large. They have a group called the Bust Half Nut Club. There are far fewer collectors who assemble sets of the early dollar die varieties.

 

Poor condition but appears to be authentic. To own one, buy it. For collecting, move on. Good luck.

 

You should consider an Alexander Tetradrachm or an Athena Owl to carry around. Incredible hand feel!

 

Are those old Greek or Roman coins? Yes, you're right, that would be cool. I'll have to look into that.

 

I think it sold for somewhere around $375.... Its probably good that i passed.