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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 8307677, member: 13650&quot;]The 21-D half being an in demand lower mintage option is steep across the board.&nbsp;&nbsp; But the optimal collector grade by the above criteria according to NGCs price guide is VF.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Because the XF doubles in value.&nbsp;&nbsp; It won&#039;t be as nice as the AU-58 but it depends on your financial situation how comfortable you are taking it to that level.&nbsp; &nbsp; NGC has only graded 21 of them in AU-58 and the price listed is $8750 so that&#039;s roughly where the dealer is on it.&nbsp; There&#039;s only just under 200 examples graded higher by NGC.&nbsp; So that&#039;s what you&#039;re paying for.</p><p>&nbsp; The next thing I checked was the price history on that example.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is a fairly recent value on these at this grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; In 2007 the price guide listed it at $3,330.&nbsp;&nbsp; So in 15 years this coin has more than doubled in value.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;ll be up to you to decide if if you think it could double again or settle back down to historic levels.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; With only 21 examples in that grade, they dont change hands very often to create the data so how much weight can you put into the new price level in acutallity.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sure maybe some have sold at that level in the last 15 years but it isn&#039;t based on hundreds of sale.&nbsp; &nbsp; More likely a handful of sales.&nbsp;&nbsp; Now granted, they have to use something to produce the data so you can&#039;t blame them but I&#039;m guessing it doesn&#039;t take much to swing the data one way or the other on those.&nbsp;&nbsp; It comes down to what are you willing to pay.&nbsp; Price guide is a guide.&nbsp;&nbsp; The dealer wants every penny they can get.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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