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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3437226, member: 101855"]Not buying the coin in the United States makes things harder. You have to depend upon imports. I retired as a dealer over 10 years ago, so my pricing is rusty. Back when I was a dealer, the Greysheet, coin dealer prices, were too low, but using the current version, here are my observations for it's worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1800 </b>has had little be too much work done it to be worth $270. It has EF sharpness, but it has a polished look in the photos, which would leave priced as a low end VF. The Greysheet number is $205 so $270 retail is not horrible. The EF number is $450 so in a sense the dealer treated you fairly.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1806</b> is the Small 6, Stemless variety, which is the most common 1806 variety. The coin has a sharpness grade of VF-30 but it has been cleaned a re-colored a bit. The Greysheet says a VF-20 is worth $205, and a Fine is worth $125. Once more on a retail level, you can't complain that much.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1832</b> has been whizzed or something, but the Greysheet says $60 for a VG with no spread ($2 etra dollars) for Fine and VF. These coins did not circulate very much so the low grade ones are actually scarce. That, of course, does not mean much. You can always go down in grade but not up. $50 is okay although it's not a pretty coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>1834</b> has a lot more wear and the wipe. It's a VF-20 with cleaning. The Greysheet numbers for Fine and VF are $62 and $64. Once more these coins didn't get a lot of use, and the lower grade ones are unsual. $80 is a bit high, but you didn't get totally taken.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3437226, member: 101855"]Not buying the coin in the United States makes things harder. You have to depend upon imports. I retired as a dealer over 10 years ago, so my pricing is rusty. Back when I was a dealer, the Greysheet, coin dealer prices, were too low, but using the current version, here are my observations for it's worth. The [B]1800 [/B]has had little be too much work done it to be worth $270. It has EF sharpness, but it has a polished look in the photos, which would leave priced as a low end VF. The Greysheet number is $205 so $270 retail is not horrible. The EF number is $450 so in a sense the dealer treated you fairly. The [B]1806[/B] is the Small 6, Stemless variety, which is the most common 1806 variety. The coin has a sharpness grade of VF-30 but it has been cleaned a re-colored a bit. The Greysheet says a VF-20 is worth $205, and a Fine is worth $125. Once more on a retail level, you can't complain that much. The [B]1832[/B] has been whizzed or something, but the Greysheet says $60 for a VG with no spread ($2 etra dollars) for Fine and VF. These coins did not circulate very much so the low grade ones are actually scarce. That, of course, does not mean much. You can always go down in grade but not up. $50 is okay although it's not a pretty coin. The [B]1834[/B] has a lot more wear and the wipe. It's a VF-20 with cleaning. The Greysheet numbers for Fine and VF are $62 and $64. Once more these coins didn't get a lot of use, and the lower grade ones are unsual. $80 is a bit high, but you didn't get totally taken.[/QUOTE]
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