Had mine for awhile slabbed AU-58! Yea I know, 2 points away from a monster coin, can't find any data on sales expect for low grade, money is in unc, so thinking about moving it to get an unc. Anyone got a bid/ask on that? Or an auction price?
Last listing I seen for a 42D/Horizontal D was in 06 and a AU was going for about $170. You may want to list this thread in What's it Worth Forum. Or maybe one of the Monitor can move it for you.
For you new guys/gals - It's probably better than, The AU-58 grade is the first grade you should learn when starting in coins. It is the first you should learn because it is the easiest. It is the easiest because it should be and often is a higher mint state technical grade than the lower mint state coins. The AU-58 grade only means very slight wear, nothing else and are almost always better coins than the lower mint state grades. If your coin is a nice AU-58 it is probably better than most all the MS-60, 61, or 62's out there. Now that does not translate to better money as the lower mint state coins should be worth more in any given market. Also it is not worth it to try and get it graded as mint state - the downside is an AU-58 coin is easy to tell, as was said before all you have to do is look for the slightest rub so it would probably never get the higher grade you desire. I myself would not consider any 20th century coin graded AU-58 through MS-64 a monster but maybe you meant the money went up so much - trust me the grading jokes, I'm sorry I meant companies have seen a bunch of this variety in AU-58 - it should only take a experienced person about 2 seconds to tell an AU-58 coin. If you all are perplexed that an AU-58 should be easy to grade please bone up on it - all you got to do is look for rub on a otherwise very nice piece. If there are distracting marks, hit or dings even though small it would them be lowered to AU-50 or 55. Ben (I love AU-58 coins) Peters
thanks, yea, I meant monster in the value, there is a huge difference for another 2 points. MS is, last I saw in the $500-800 range. I can definitely tell the difference with the slight discoloration on the high points on the hair, not necessarily worn or rubbed just less sheen on the hair, which usually translates into wear by most grading.
