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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mark_h, post: 829608, member: 3726&quot;]LOL - why - because the red book only covers a few varieties.&nbsp; There are hundreds of varieties in bust halves and depending on the variety the higher the rarity rating(in some cases).&nbsp; Then the higher the rarity rating the higher the price tag - plus some of the more popular varieties run more the red book prices. Now that is just the prices - certain dates and varieties do not have the same strike details. And then throw in worn dies, cracked dies and not-perfect planchets - well these can be tough to grade at times.&nbsp; The above redbook quotes only the obverse - my recommendation - go to heritage and familiarize yourself with the NGC and PCGS VF coins.&nbsp; Look at a lot of them - get a feel for the prices and what VF looks like.&nbsp; You probably should also look at the NCS coins to get a feel for what cleaned ones look like also.&nbsp; All of this plays into the price of the coin. A VF cleaned coin might be $70 while a natural looking coin is $140 or more.&nbsp; At least at a show you can comparison shop.&nbsp; And get this - I am no expert on these. I might have 70-80 of these coins, but I am by far not an expert. I just enjoy collecting them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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