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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 712376, member: 15309&quot;]In my experience, the star designation does not on its own drive a price premium.&nbsp; However, the eye appeal of the star coins do drive a premium.&nbsp; Sometimes a huge premium.&nbsp; In this case, the seller&#039;s asking price is $1,000.&nbsp; This seller is a well established dealer and has thousands of coins available for sale.&nbsp; Here is a link to the item on E-Bay!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1950-D-JEFFERSON-5c-MS66-Star-NGC-Monster-Color_W0QQitemZ190340770727QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem2c5131aba7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2F1950-D-JEFFERSON-5c-MS66-Star-NGC-Monster-Color_W0QQitemZ190340770727QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual%3Fhash%3Ditem2c5131aba7" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/1950-D-JEFFERSON-5c-MS66-Star-NGC-Monster-Color_W0QQitemZ190340770727QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual?hash=item2c5131aba7</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have purchased a coin from this dealer in the past.&nbsp; In that case, the price was also very high, but I really liked the coin so I paid it.&nbsp; Here are some photos of the coin I purchased in the past, a 1948-D NGC MS66* Jefferson Nickel for $325</p><p><br /></p><p>His photo:</p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/JeffersonNickel1948-DNGCMS66Star.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My photo:</p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/Jefferson%20Nickels/JeffersonNickel1948-DNGCMS66StarH.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As you can see, his photos are much better than your typical E-Bay seller.&nbsp; He has some trouble getting enough light on the coin, but overall the photo is still an accurate representation of the coin since the toning is iridescent.&nbsp; I paid 15X wholesale value ($21) for this coin which I think is about $100 over what it is really worth.&nbsp; This coin would sell consistently for 10X wholesale ($200) in auction with quality photos and a large bidder pool.&nbsp; The point is that on any given day, a collector might pay a huge premium if the coin really strikes him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lets get back to the 1950-D he has for sale.&nbsp; He obviously pays handsomely for his toned coins and then prices them extremely high in the hopes that he can catch the proverbial whale.&nbsp; My guess is that he paid between $300-$400 for this coin which is an accurate estimate of the market price of the coin (8-10X wholesale).&nbsp; By placing an extremely high sale price (25X wholesale), he is hoping that any interested collector will be unwilling to make a lowball offer of $300-$400 and will instead feel compelled to offer $500-$600 for the coin.&nbsp; Either way, he will most certainly make a tidy profit on the sale of the coin.&nbsp; It appears that he has a very large inventory and can afford to have some of his coins priced like this and still maintain cash flow.&nbsp; I will keep an eye on this coin.&nbsp; If it is still in his inventory 6 months from now, it might be time to make a lowball offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>For my fellow Cointalk members who really think the original coin in this thread is worth $50-$75, I would like to present you with a comparison.&nbsp; The same seller has another MS66 1950-D toned Jefferson Nickel for sale for $65.&nbsp; Personally, this coin is a little overpriced and I would not pay more than $50 for it.&nbsp; But when you look at these two coins side by side, it becomes evident that they should not be in the same price range.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/JeffersonNickel1950-DNGCMS66.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o59/ACPitBoss/JeffersonNickel1950-DNGCMS66Star.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first coin is nicely toned.&nbsp; The second coin displays dramatic rainbow toning that is extremely rare for a regular issue Jefferson Nickel.&nbsp; I am in the process of researching and studying the historical sales of such coins and I can tell you how difficult they are to locate in auction archives much less available on the open market.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is this coin worth?&nbsp; Let&#039;s watch and see, but my guess is that it will sell for $400-$500 sometime during the next year.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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