I bought this 1807 sm.stars 0.101 rairty6 for $850.00.? i bought it sight on seen. from a deeler in texas. what do you guys think? there is a light scratch above and below the eye. in coin world i don't know if there giving a price on the 0.101r6 / the 0.113.r2 the latter one there is only 30. while in 0.113 there is a 1,000
Can you post better closeups of the coin? Once we are able to determine a Grade of the coin, then we can better determine a possible value! Frank
well, Jim, are you happy with the purchase?... if you're not happy, then you were definitely cheated - by who, exactly, is another matter. I have never bought a coin of this value sight unseen, before. I think there's only two (maybe three) people I would trust to give me a type and grade - and call it enough to make the purchase. General price guides don't often take into consideration varieties, and they can often effect the market value to a great degree, but you would be hard pressed to find a guide that covers all die marriages for all years, unless it was specifically designed for those people that specialize in collecting.
I can't even find a "Small Stars Variety" for the 1807 Draped Bust Half Dollar but there is one for the Capped Bust Half Dollar! The coin only appears to be in Fine condition an even if it was a "Small Stars Variety" Capped Bust Half Dollar, it would still not be worth anywhere near what you paid. Frank
According to Heritage, $850 is about XF45 money for that coin. However.... Overton 101 is the rarest of the 1807 varieties. Of around 200 - 1807's Heritage has auctioned since 1993, only 3 have been O-101's. NGC has graded only 3. Although Coinfacts has a page for the O-101, there's nothing on that page. I can't tell anywheres near what that coin would grade from the pics (not to mention I know nothing about grading halfs), but I'd suspect it would value one or two grades higher than a more common variant. This is one which absolutely needs to be certified.
I would have thought that $850 for a 200 year old coin was quite a good deal. But, I'm new to all this.
But I would strongly urge you to talk about being "dissatisfied", not about being "cheated", in communicating with the seller. Just because you overpaid doesn't automatically mean you were cheated, which requires an intention to deceive; and anyhow, when you're asking for a refund good public relations is essential.
i took the pics by scanning the obv and rev. and when posting they only allowed them to be a certain size is there some way around this i would gladly make them bigger
the bust haves i know how to grade the draped bust is in a class of its own. i think i'm going to have it graded. i think its about vf25 or better. when i purchased the coin from the deller he said it was ef40. its so rare i,m going to keep it. more and more people are getting into bust haves. since they were all hand made on a screw press. thanx for the reply and for looking into for me. jim stagg. i just realised from what you enunciated that heritage used the bust price instead off the draped ( flowing hair ) price. i also was using this as a benchmark. the price comes off of the flowing hair price quote in coin world trends. this coin forum is the best. jim stagg
you are right i did phrase that incorrectly. when i purchased the coin i had asked him to procure a 1807 small stars. thinking that he would obtain a 0.113 variety not the coveted 0.101. i should have sent him the overton #. i made out. i'd much rather have the overton 0.101 R6 varity. now i realize i did,ent overpay. but i would not have known untill i had posted the thread. jim stagg
Given the rarity, even if you did pay too much (and that issue's in doubt), there's every reason to believe that coin will grow into its' price over time. It was my pleasure to look into it for you - I'm a research nerd.
