Okay. I am looking for a half cent for my type cent and like the idea of a 1804 spiked chin half cent. I was wondering what certain grades would set me back as the only thing I have for prices is the redbook, which is to be disregarded. If anyone has one, I would like to see it also. Thanks to anyone who replies.
Well, there's a half dozen or so on eBay, but I really like this one the best: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1804-VF-XF-...52?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5ae4b3cf1c
Far out of my budget, that one is. Actually rather disappointing how little the spike shows. Can't believe I didn't look at ebay first though. Anyone own one they want to show off?
Well, according to numismedia (and I have no idea how accurately this reflects true market value), about $144 in F12: http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/prices/hlfcnt/pricesgd.shtml
Just a heads up but here is one: http://www.earlycoppercoins.com/1804-C6-R2-Draped-Bust-Half-Cent-Spiked-Chin-Raw-F12-net-VG10_p_1274.html# When he lists it as 12 net 10, that's EAC grading which is more conservative then the TPG ones used for other price books. The price on this one is pretty well in line with the copper quotes price.
And a slightly nicer one can be found here http://www.largecents.net/salecoin.php?P0429. I keep checking this one out - love those reverse cuds. By the dealers in these two links are trusted sellers in copper. I have used both.
One thing you have to remember when you are looking at the spiked chin is that it come on four different varieties C-5,6,7,and 8 Rarity R-4,2,4,and1 respectively. This means that the price of a spiked chin will vary widely depending on which variety it is. The C-8 will be the easiest to find but tends to have the weakest spike. C-6 should be easy but the C-6 comes in a very large number of distinctive dies states and many people collect the variety by die state. That means they don't need just one, but something like eighteen coins. This makes the C-6 harder to find and more expensive than the rarity would indicate. The C-5 is scarce and a little higher priced. The C-7 is the second scarcest variety of all the 1804 half cents and is missing from many collections.
