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<p>[QUOTE="rld14, post: 1105961, member: 16133"]These are tough coins to buy, and you made the right decision to not buy them raw. Few US coins are faked more than Seated and Trade dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, few coins are more played with than these, finding truly original pieces is a challenge. I'm not familiar with Trade Dollars, but an XF seated dollar should run you, for a common date in nice, truly original condition, a bit over greysheet ask, which is about $430 last I checked. Even though they may be slabbed, lots of these have been dipped, cleaned, scratched, etc. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do have a small pile of seated dollars, I like them with a very specific and original look in the VF-XF range.</p><p><br /></p><p>My suggestion is to start doing research on them, start looking at coins, find a dealer or two who specialize in them and knows them. Be patient, you're not likely to go to a typical regional show and just come across a nice VF-XF one in a slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Probably more of the same for the Trade Dollars, but a nice slabbed AU can be had in the mid $600s last I checked, a friend of mine has one for sale on the BST "around the corner" in a PCGS slab right now, a flashy white AU58 that's a nice coin if you like White.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rld14, post: 1105961, member: 16133"]These are tough coins to buy, and you made the right decision to not buy them raw. Few US coins are faked more than Seated and Trade dollars. Also, few coins are more played with than these, finding truly original pieces is a challenge. I'm not familiar with Trade Dollars, but an XF seated dollar should run you, for a common date in nice, truly original condition, a bit over greysheet ask, which is about $430 last I checked. Even though they may be slabbed, lots of these have been dipped, cleaned, scratched, etc. I do have a small pile of seated dollars, I like them with a very specific and original look in the VF-XF range. My suggestion is to start doing research on them, start looking at coins, find a dealer or two who specialize in them and knows them. Be patient, you're not likely to go to a typical regional show and just come across a nice VF-XF one in a slab. Probably more of the same for the Trade Dollars, but a nice slabbed AU can be had in the mid $600s last I checked, a friend of mine has one for sale on the BST "around the corner" in a PCGS slab right now, a flashy white AU58 that's a nice coin if you like White.[/QUOTE]
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