What would you do?

Hello, with the upcoming stimulus money, I’ve decided to purchase one of two coins that I’ve had my eye one for some time. Sorry I do not have any pics to share. First coin is a 1859 O seated dollar and the second coin is a 1865s seated half. I need both for my type set. Both are priced in the $425 range. The dollar is VF and the half is XF. I’m only going to be able to get one. Which one would you go for? I see very few seated dollars in my area

 

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In that case go for the Seated Dollar , Man . Your gut feeling is always the best .

 

I like your thinking. It has good eye appeal and it’s not chopped marked.

 

Seated dollar. Rare and classic.

 

Put me down for seated dollar, a problem-free example will be harder to hunt down long-term.

 

Seated dollar in my book.

 

A VF Seated dollar could be CAC material with original surfaces and great eye appeal, but it could also be a low-end, scratched/cleaned or ugly as hell coin. So it‘s pointless to give advice without having seen any pictures. If both coins are „equally nice“ and problem free I‘d buy the higher grade coin.

 

Select the one that fits your collection the best. That's it. One will be a better fit than the other I'm sure and in the end with a type set, that's what matters. One example of each type, forming an eye appealing completed display.

I'm sure one will just work better with what you are looking for as the end result than the other. That's how you decide. The one that doesn't quite fit so good you pass on and wait for a better example or more money for one that fits what you are building.

 

Pay off my last spending spree.

 

Thanks for the replies. This is why I love this forum. I was leaning towards the half just because it was a harder date. Now I will try to pick up the seated dollar. Thanks everyone

 

Oh, I also know that my lcs just got in a twenty cent piece. That’s a bucket list coin for me.

 

It's your collection so go with your gut feelings.

 

If you don't need it, give it to someone who does!

 

Put it in the bank. Actually they already did a direct deposit for me and it will stay there.

 

With no other information available I’d get the dollar. Seated dollars are hard to find nice ones

 

Get the seated dollar !!!

 

I t seems like every time I get FREE MONEY Something usually happens to erase the free money. Like the last time I got the $600 My car needed a new starter...it was a $640 charge.

 

I knew that seated dollars were hard to find. Seems like my choice is locked in now

 

hey NorCal ive been in these situations before and will be again. i guess its part of the game. it just comes down to what you want. look at it like this. you like and need them both so you win either way. your pick will not be the wrong pick brother. good luck man and upload some pictures of them both when you can

 

I’ll post pics when I can. You can count on that