Hello to you all, I guess you can place me in with the rest of the 'Im new here' people. I was trying to see if I could find some information out about a 1928 gold cert $100.00 bill I received when I cashed my check. I eventually was lead here thru links. I decided to see if anyone would possibly know about this Susan B Antony coin I got a few years ago. I was at walmart, paid for what ever items it was I purchased and the lady broke open a roll of the Susan B coins ( I did ask for them for change instead of paper money) "Oh" she says, "This one is blank, do you still want it?" Now, Im not a advid collector, tho I do have a few older coins..but I knew anything 'different' is a collector, so I said, "I guess so" Five other people in line behind me tried to buy it from me on the spot...hehe..I still have it. Here is a pic of it and a normal Susan B coin...any info on it or what I should do with it?
That's actually a Sacajawea dollar. One of the Mint's "golden dollars". Just re-read your post. I thought the right side image was part of the coin and not a different one all together. Your coin was not struck. It is a second stage planchet. It had the rim raised but never went through the striking process. My 2002 Red Book lists a blank planchet Susan B at $25.
Stage 3 Planchet... What you have is a planchet or coin blank which has been though the upsetting machine. The upsetting machine raised the rim around the coin. The next stage would be to send this planchet to the press to be turned into a coin. The Red Book shows a value of $100 for a SAC Dollar planchet without the edge and states this type should be valued higher. You found a nice item.
Hummm... Do the Sac planchets go through the annealing process? If not, I was wrong and this is a stage 2 planchet. The value quoted is correct in either case.
I don't know much but I don't think a dealer is going to give you $100 for it....I would go with the $25 maybe a little higher.... Speedy
$1 Sacagawea Blank Planchet T-II Blank Planchet Type-II Price: $135 The above is listed on the website of one of the largest error dealers in the country.
It is surprising what that rim does to the value. But, I agree this will probably be a hard sell for over $25 to most dealers. The dealers who specialize in errors might pay more.
One thing to consider - you can offer to sell an item at any price you wish, that doesn't mean somebody will pay it. And even if they do pay it - that still doesn't establish the value. A coin needs to be sold at a given price on a regular basis to establish a value. Also - when trying to determine value, it's not the price for which a dealer will sell an item - it's the price the dealer will PAY you that really matters. And as a general rule, you can count on the buy price being 30% - 40% less than what he will sell it to you for.
Thanks for all the great and fast replys! Yes, you are right, bohica, it is a Sacajawea, my bad. I was looking at my Susan B when I typed this. To clear any confusion, this coin is blank on both sides, the one on the right I placed there so it can be seen it is the same kind of coin..just kinda..well..blank. Thank you again all. Now Im going to have to go thru the rest of my coins and see if I can track down that mysterious $100.00 bill I have..before I spend it...eheh
